About Rupal

For more than a decade, Rupal Ismin has worked in an operational and marketing capacity for purpose-led, innovative initiatives geared towards improving people's relationships with each other and the things they interact with.

Rupal is the Director of the Sydney Knowledge Hub, a research commercialisation centre that aims to scale the impact of research at the University of Sydney by serving as a bridge between researchers and industry partners. Opened in October 2019, the physical space is home to research-based startups, and industry partners seeking to collaborate with the world-ranking researchers, students, and facilities of the University.

Rupal has helped launch and scale mission-oriented businesses, including City Innovative, a Bay Area startup working with city governments to improve services through technology, Hub Australia, a network of coworking spaces, and Andable, an ecommerce marketplace with a social mission, as founder. She started her career in the then emerging world of digital media in big ad agency land. Originally from Chicago, Rupal has returned to sunny Sydney in 2019 after living and working the last few years in Auckland and Berkeley, California.

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