Odemi Pessu, Mpa
About Odemi Pessu, Mpa
Odemi Pessu, MPA, is the Marketing Manager, Content & Storytelling at Coupa Software and an author and public speaker at New Degree Press. She has a diverse background in digital content production, marketing strategy, and social innovation, with experience at organizations including The World Bank, Verizon, and Brown University.
Current Position at Coupa Software
Odemi Pessu currently works at Coupa Software as the Marketing Manager, Content & Storytelling in the Washington D.C. Metro Area. She has been with the company since 2021, leading editorial strategy and content creation for global business spend management campaigns targeted at executive audiences. Her role includes developing event marketing content that has resulted in over 100,000 site page views and more than 2,100 attendees for an international business spend management conference, as well as creating over 13 owned media assets.
Authorship and Public Speaking
Since 2020, Odemi Pessu has been an author with New Degree Press, where she published 'Force of Nature.' She is also involved in public speaking, sharing her insights and experiences on various platforms. Her work combines holistic wellness with sustainable development and decolonization efforts in Africa.
Previous Roles and Experience
Odemi Pessu has held various roles throughout her career. She worked at The World Bank as a Digital Content Producer in 2020 in Washington D.C. She was a Social Innovation Fellow at The Swearer Center at Brown University in 2019. Earlier, she was a Marketing & Communications Strategist in the Verizon Adfellows Program in Greater New York City Area. She also served as a Digital Community Engagement Strategist at the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, and as a Public Affairs Strategist at Powell Tate.
Educational Background
Odemi Pessu studied at Brown University, earning a Master of Public Affairs in International Relations and Political Economy in 2020. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University in the same field, completed in 2017. Additionally, she studied Social Sciences at the University of Amsterdam from 2014 to 2018.
Research and Recognition
Odemi Pessu has conducted research focused on economic development, gender equity, and political ecology in Nigeria. Her contributions have been recognized by the Georgia House of Representatives with a bipartisan house resolution in 2014. Moreover, she has been featured in Procurement Magazine with two articles shared with a digital community of 1.4 million executives.