Gauri Munuswamy

Gauri Munuswamy is the current Head of Sales at Mercato. Gauri has held this position since January of 2017, and has been with the company for a total of 4 years and 6 months. Prior to their current role, they served as the Senior Vice President of Sales & Business Development at Mercato, where they were responsible for closing the largest client partnerships at the company, which resulted in launching new business revenue streams. Additionally, they hired a VP of Sales to take over Sales and AM Departments, and maintained an extreme focus on strategic sales cycles.

Under Munuswamy's leadership, Mercato's sales department grew 8000% in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic, which resulted in the department scaling from 12 to 50 people in just 90 days. Additionally, they successfully improved business acquisition from 100's of retailers to 1000's, and reduced implementation time by 90%.

Munuswamy is known for their creative market opportunities and frameworks, and their ability to develop Go-to-Market strategies to drive optimization. Gauri has also delivered dedicated executive client management and strategic account planning to numerous billion-dollar companies. Furthermore, they have overseen key company activities such as client relations, business development, coaching, and executive leadership.

In addition to their work at Mercato, Munuswamy has also established government partnerships with the New York EDC to enhance business operations. Gauri frequently presents at Board meetings on established company forecasts and acquisitions, while

Gauri Munuswamy holds a Bachelor of Arts from The George Washington University, where they majored in Philosophy with a Minor in Business Administration. Gauri also holds a Diploma from Pine Crest School.

Gauri Munuswamy reports to Bobby Brannigan, Chief Executive Officer. Some of their coworkers include Edward Politis - Head of Creative, Edmundo Ancheta - Head of Operations, and Will Riggs - Account Executive.