Saujayna Gumidyala

Saujanya (“Sau”) Gumidyala specializes in PR research for building brand awareness and strategy. Her efforts are focused on developing foundations for PR campaigns through extensive primary and secondary research initiatives. Saujanya has worked in diverse industries including healthcare administration, education, retail and luxury goods and financial institutional marketing.

Saujanya earned a M.A. in public relations and advertising from DePaul University and a B.A. in history with a focus on Modern European and United States from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. During her time at DePaul, she was a finalist for the Ketchum Excellence in Public Relations Research Award as well as a recipient of the DePaul University Public Relations and Advertising Department Merit Scholarship. She is a member of the League of Chicago Theatres Young Professionals’ Circle and volunteers at many local arts events.

In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, dining in the fabulous Chicago restaurant scene, talking fashion and taking in as much local theatre and comedy as she can handle.