Chirag Patel

Chirag Patel, CMP, currently serves as the Director of Attendee Services & Registration at the National Retail Federation, overseeing registration and housing for major conferences, including NRF's Big Show, which hosts over 40,000 attendees. Prior to this role, Chirag worked at Smithbucklin as a Meeting & Event Manager and held various managerial positions over a 20-year tenure at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, including Director of Expo & Convention Services and Senior Manager of Conference & Event Services. Chirag holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Information and Decision Sciences from the University of Illinois Chicago.