Priya Downes
Priya Downes has been the Founder and CEO of NUDEA since January 2019. She also served as an angel investor at Labelld from 2023 to 2024. Before NUDEA, she was the Director of Merchandising at Fiorucci from June 2017 to December 2018, overseeing merchandising, product planning, supply chain, sourcing, and product development. Prior to Fiorucci, Downes had a significant tenure at Burberry in London, where she held two key roles: Merchandise Planning Manager from December 2014 to June 2017, and Strategic Pricing Manager from April 2012 to December 2014.
Priya Downes, Founder & CEO of NUDEA since 2019, has extensive experience in fashion merchandising, product planning, and financial analysis.
Downes also worked as a Business Analyst for Wholesale Fashion Strategy at Chanel in New York from 2011 to April 2012. She briefly served as a Digital Strategy Consultant at Tommy Hilfiger during the summer of 2011. Early in her career, Downes was a Senior Financial Analyst at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in Washington, D.C., from May 2006 to January 2011, which is part of the World Bank Group.
With extensive experience across multiple high-profile fashion brands and roles in financial analysis, strategic planning, and merchandising, Downes has a well-rounded background in both the fashion and finance industries.
- NUDEA, Jan 2019 - Present, Founder & CEO
- Labelld, 2023 - 2024, Angel Investor
- Fiorucci, Jun 2017 - Dec 2018, Director of Merchandising
- Burberry, Dec 2014 - Jun 2017, Merchandise Planning Manager
- Burberry, Apr 2012 - Dec 2014, Strategic Pricing Manager
- CHANEL, 2011 - Apr 2012, Business Analyst - Wholesale Fashion Strategy
- Tommy Hilfiger, Jun 2011 - Aug 2011, Digital Strategy Consultant
- IFC - International Finance Corporation, May 2006 - Jan 2011, Senior Financial Analyst