Gabriela Akina Umada

Gabriela Akina Umada is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in consumer and market insights within the beauty, wellbeing, and ice cream sectors. Currently serving as Senior Consumer & Market Insights Coordinator at Unilever since April 2020, Gabriela focuses on Dove Hair Care Global and Innovations for Beauty & Wellbeing in Latin America. Prior to this role, Gabriela held multiple positions at Danone, including Senior LatAm Consumer & Market Insights Coordinator and Strategy & Insights Marketing Analyst, where responsibilities included conducting qualitative and quantitative research to generate actionable business insights. Gabriela also worked as a project intern and as an intern at Gema Ventures, facilitating relationships between entrepreneurs and mentors in health-related initiatives. Academically, Gabriela holds a degree in Business Administration from FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas and has pursued additional studies in Spain and language training.