Trina DasGupta

Founder & CEO, Single Palm Tree Productions (SPT)

New York City

Trina DasGupta is an award-winning producer, director, writer, and entrepreneur. Currently, she serves as Founder & CEO of Single Palm Tree Productions (SPT), a media company dedicated to leveraging entertainment to help build cultural understanding. SPT’s partners have included The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the Apollo Theater, and Girls Who Code. Trina’s career has spanned the television, non-profit, political, and mobile industries. She is a regular consultant with clients including Sesame Workshop, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Democratic National Committee. Trina's work also won a Cannes Lion for the viral video, "Why can't girls code?", and her virtual reality project, "In Your Shoes," won the National Association of Broadcasters Innovation prize. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with degrees from the Wharton School of Business and the Annenburg School of Communications and also sits on the Board of Directors of Girls Who Code.