Saakait Mathur is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in brand management, marketing strategy, and customer experience. Currently serving as Brand Director at The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company since December 2020, Saakait previously contributed to academic discourse as a Guest Lecturer at Agnes Scott College and Georgia Institute of Technology in November 2020 and April 2017, respectively. Prior roles include Management Consultant at Deloitte, where Saakait led strategy and customer experience initiatives; strategic brand-building and digital marketing roles at INVISTA; and brand management at Procter & Gamble. Saakait's career began in software engineering at IBM, following a robust educational background, which includes an MBA from Emory University's Goizueta Business School and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.