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Parag Desai

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Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Digital Officer at Genesco
📍 Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Parag Desai is the Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy & Digital Officer at Genesco, where he leads the companys footwear-focused strategy and digital platforms. A former partner at McKinsey & Company, he has extensive experience in consumer retail and strategy. He earned his MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

Parag is actively involved in the Nashville community, serving on the boards of non-profits such as the Oasis Center and Thistle Farms. He is also the board president for a local Nashville non-profit focused on making music instruction available to children from low-income families. He is an alumnus of the Leadership Nashville program.

He has served as a mayor-appointed board member for Nashville Education Community and Arts Television (NECAT).

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Digital Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Digital Strategy
As Chief Strategy and Digital Officer, he is responsible for driving Genesco's digital strategy, e-commerce businesses, and expanding consumer insights and CRM capabilities.
Corporate Strategy
He has decades of experience developing business strategies, including 14 years at McKinsey & Company where he was a partner in the firm's global retail leadership team.
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Career

Work history

4-2021
Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Digital Officer
Genesco
11-2014 - 4-2021
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Shared Services
Genesco
3-2014 - 11-2014
Business Team
Outpace Systems, Inc.
1-2007 - 1-2014
Principal (Partner)
McKinsey & Company
7-2005 - 12-2006
Associate Principal
McKinsey & Company
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Media appearances

Parag Desai Named Chief Strategy And Digital Officer At Genesco. Featured in Genesco (Official News Release)
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Parag Desai Named Chief Strategy And Digital Officer At Genesco. Featured in PR Newswire
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Education
1998 - 2000
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Dartmouth College - The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
1998 - 2000
MBA
London Business School
1991 - 1994
BBA
The George Washington University
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