Mansi Vagt

Mansi Vagt is a senior marketing and brand leader, advisor and educator with more than 20 years of experience building brands, businesses and customer experiences across global luxury hospitality, travel and lifestyle. She is the Chief Expert-in-Residence, Women Founders at DMZ, where she works with women entrepreneurs to navigate the challenges of building and scaling businesses, while helping shape programming, partnerships and opportunities that better support women founders.

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Previously, Mansi served as Global Brand Leader and VP of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts at Accor, leading the brand across more than 120 hotels in 32 countries. Her experience spans global brand strategy and transformation, integrated marketing, digital and loyalty, customer experience, commercial growth and high-profile international partnerships. Throughout her career, she has worked across some of the world's most recognized hospitality and lifestyle brands, bringing together brand, business and human experience to create meaningful customer connections and drive growth.

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Today, Mansi also works as a fractional marketing leader and strategic advisor, helping organizations and founders clarify their positioning, strengthen their brands, build partnerships and unlock growth. As an educator and mentor with the DMZ, she teaches and advises on brand strategy, marketing, professional communication, digital, partnerships and negotiation.

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A longstanding advocate for women in business and leadership, Mansi brings a corporate and entrepreneurial perspective to her work with founders. She is particularly passionate about helping women build the confidence, networks, visibility and commercial relationships needed to turn ambitious ideas into successful, sustainable businesses.

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