Melissa Minkow

Melissa is the Global Director of Retail Strategy & Insights at CI&T, a global AI Deployment partner for companies such as Domino's, Johnson & Johnson, Nestle and more. Previously she was a senior advisor at Gartner, covering omni-channel, e-commerce, mobile commerce, and social commerce. Melissa is a retail futurist whose methodology is rooted in cross-industry consumer insights and innovation. She graduated with an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management and began her career at Target focusing on merchandising strategy. She has been featured on CNBC EMEA Squawk Box and CNBC US YouTube. She is a RETHINK Retail Top Influencer and member of the RetailWire BrainTrust.