Umindi Francis is an award-winning brand strategist and capital advisor with over two decades of experience guiding companies at the intersection of commerce, capital, and culture. As the Founder and CEO of UFCG (Umindi Francis Consulting Group) a global management consulting firm founded in 2010, she leads a multidisciplinary team of senior consultants through her New York–based firm, offering C-suite-level strategic advisory in marketing, communications, and operations to a global client base.
With a career that began in finance and evolved through roles at Louis Vuitton (LVMH) and Bottega Veneta (Kering), Umindi brings a rare blend of creative intuition and operational rigor. She has consulted for brands and institutions such as The New York Times, Fendi, Bumble, MoMA, Marriott, L’Oréal, Silicon Valley Bank, VC Include, Infinite World, The United States Institute of Peace, Hairtelligence AI, Atlantic Records and Moët & Chandon. She is also a long-trusted advisor to celebrity talent, high-profile influencers, and their business managers — shaping brand equity and monetization strategies. Her firm serves venture-backed startups and mission-driven organizations, bridging the worlds of luxury and innovation—making her a go-to strategist for brand partnerships, go-to-market strategies, investor visibility, and cross-sector growth.
She has supported capital raises and strategic partnerships for companies across stages and sectors, using her deep global network to align investors with high-potential opportunities — particularly in consumer categories. As such her long-term vision includes deploying strategic capital into the kinds of businesses she’s helped build. Her work has been featured in Time, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Essence. She is a recipient of the Face2Face Africa “30 Black Stars Award” and a U.S. Congressional Recognition for Business Excellence.More...