Jessie Dowd

Jessie Dowd is a retail expert and award-winning journalist who has been covering the industry for 20 years. Focused on identifying emerging trends across retail, brands and shopper behavior, she is a strategic curator of content for award-winning media brands and events. As a sought-after thought leader, she has spoken on commerce trends at various industry conferences and at events for Fortune 500 companies. In 2024, she received a Top Women in Media & Ad Tech Award from AdExchanger and AdMonsters. Dowd has a bachelor’s degree in magazine journalism from The University of Georgia’s Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.