Denise Garcia Fest

Denise Garcia Fest currently serves as the Global Events Lead at Pure Storage, where responsibilities include managing Tier 1 events such as the Pure Accelerate user conference, overseeing program management, attendee experience, budget, and cross-functional stakeholder collaboration. Previously, Denise held the position of Head of Corporate Events at Visa, leading a global team to deliver significant brand experiences through various major events. Additional experience includes serving as an Advisory Board Member for the Corporate Event Marketing Association, Senior Manager of Event Marketing at Veeva Systems, Senior Manager of Strategic Events and Event Marketing at NetApp, Program Manager of Global Event Marketing at SAP BusinessObjects, and Senior Manager of Corporate Events at Siebel Systems (Oracle). Denise earned a BA in Communications from San Diego State University.