Full Name
GURPREET BRAR
Job Title
Managing Director, Client Advisor and Special Projects
Company
Edelman
Speaker Bio
Gurpreet Brar is Head of Special Projects and a Senior Client Advisor, at Edelman, the world’s largest independent communications agency, a Steering Committee member for the WEF’s Partnership for Global LGBTQI+ Equality, and a founding member of the Atlantic Council's MLP Fellowship Board. At Edelman he works across the firm in supporting some of the world's largest brands and institutions to evolve, promote, and protect their brands and reputations.

His career has seen him live and work in the United Kingdom, Brussels, Japan, and India. He has worked with multilateral organizations like the United Nations and the European Commission, nongovernmental organizations such as India’s Akshaya Patra Foundation, and in bodies like the United Kingdom’s Houses of Parliament and Financial Services Authority. He has also partnered with numerous global private sector businesses as a consultant to drive clear outputs and outcomes. His work has included financial services regulation following the financial crisis, building trust in global standards for nutrition, and working with governments to communicate the key elements of building back better.

He lives in Washington DC, with his husband.
GURPREET BRAR