Rory Tahari

Rory Tahari is an entrepreneur, branding and marketing executive, fashion industry alum, and keynote speaker. Rory is the founder and CEO of State of Mind Partners, and prior was the CEO of Elie Tahari, a global apparel and retail brand. She currently serves on the board of directors of Steel Partners Holdings. Along with being on the advisory board of Omnicom’s culture-tech agency, Sparks & Honey, she is a member of YPO and the Women’s Forum of NY. Respected as a credible voice in the business of fashion and branding, Rory appears often in various media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, WWD, Vogue, Vanity Fair, CNN, and more. She holds a BA in journalism from the College of Communication at Boston University. She is a native of Atlanta, Georgia.