BENNETT PEJI - PRINCIPAL

Bennett Peji is a strategic communications planner, brand consultant, designer and frequent international speaker on civic branding and crosscultural design. Bennett has extensive experience facilitating planning retreats and community workshops that inspire all attendees to achieve a common vision. Bennett Peji serves on the boards of the San Diego Foundation Center for Civic Engagement Leadership Council, the Filipino-American Chamber of Commerce, the Mingei International Museum and the University of San Diego Center for Peace and Commerce. He served as a Commissioner of Arts & Culture for the City of San Diego 2003-2012, Chairman of the Asian Business Association 2009, and AIGA national board member 2006-2009. He is one of the co-founders of the AIGA Center for Cross-cultural Design and is San Diego's first AIGA Fellow honoree. Peji is the recipient of the Arts, Business and Culture Award from the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Outstanding Professional of the Year Award from the Filipino-American Chamber of Commerce and the Asian Heritage Award for Cultural Preservation. Besides business and community service awards, he has received over 200 design awards. Peji is a co-founder of the Baja California Missions Foundation, founded to renovate and preserve the historic missions in Mexico.

See the News & Community page to view info and reviews about recent lectures on Cross-Cultural Design and Civic Branding.

Click here to view Bennett’s TEDx talk on Branding.

Click here to view Bennett’s brief video clip on Community-centered Branding

Click here to view a feature article PDF on Bennett Peji about District Branding in Las Vegas Home and Design Magazine.

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