Gireesh Sahukar

VP Digital Dawn Foods

Gireesh Sahukar is the Vice President of Digital at Dawn Foods and oversees Dawn’s Digital Innovation Hub. In this role, Gireesh helps Dawn adapt, grow and stabilize its eCommerce business, as the 100-year-old global bakery manufacturer and ingredients supplier looks ahead to its next hundred years. His leadership, insights and expertise help bring Dawn’s long-term digital strategy to life to advance the business for customers. Before joining Dawn, Gireesh was Director of Digital Architecture and Delivery at Keurig Dr Pepper, where he led direct-to-consumer eCommerce, data analytics, customer service and brand marketing teams. Previously, he held technology leadership positions at various companies, with a focus on digital transformation. A veteran of startups, Gireesh was part of teams that built leading companies and technologies acquired by GE, Oracle and Accenture. Gireesh received his bachelor’s degree (BS) in engineering from the BMS College of Engineering in Bangalore and his master’s degree in information systems from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He currently lives in Boston with his wife and daughter.