Board of Directors

The Ad Council’s Board of Directors is composed of leaders across business, marketing, media and tech. Board members provide critical insights and financial support to advance our work driving impact around America’s most pressing issues at scale.

Officers

Chair

Kirk McDonald*
CEO
Sundial Media Group
Vice Chair

Carla Hassan*
CMO
JPMorgan Chase
Vice Chair

Nicola Mendelsohn*
Head of Global Business Group
Meta
Immediate Past Chair

Rita Ferro*
President, Global Advertising
The Walt Disney Company
President & CEO

Lisa Sherman*
President & CEO
The Advertising Council
Secretary

Kim Kelleher*
President and Chief Commercial Officer
AMC Global Media
Finance Chair

Lisa Utzschneider*
Advisor
Integral Ad Science

Directors

Jonathan Adashek

SVP, Marketing and Communications
IBM
Tim Armstrong

Founder and CEO
Flowcode
Jay Askinasi

CRO
Skydance
Anna Bager

President and CEO
OAAA
Sam Bakhshandehpour

President of Merchants
Bilt
Michele Barlow

EVP, Enterprise Marketing
Bank of America
Chaucer Barnes

CMO
Translation + UnitedMasters
Mindy Barry

CMO, Mars Pet Nutrition North America
Mars
John Batter

CEO
XR Extreme Reach
Molly Battin

Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer
The Home Depot
Adam Bauer

VP, Sales
Discord
Nadja Bellan-White

CEO
M&C Saatchi
Leslie Berland

EVP & CMO
Verizon
Chris Boothe

CEO, Publicis Media, US
Publicis Groupe
Andrea Brimmer*

Chief Marketing and Public Relations Officer
Ally
Marc Brodherson

Senior Partner
McKinsey & Company
Chad Broude

Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer
Highdive
Lee Brown

Chief Business Officer
Pinterest
Heidi Browning Pearson

Senior EVP and Chief Marketing Officer
National Hockey League
Linda Boff

President, Forbes CMO Network
Forbes
Alyssa Buetikofer

SVP, Chief Marketing & Customer Experience Officer
McDonald's
Devika Bulchandani

Chief Operating Officer
WPP
Barbara Bush

SVP, Social Impact & Inclusion
NBA/WNBA
James Cadwallader

Co-Founder & CEO
Profound
Robin Callif

Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
Omnicom Public Relations
Lisa Caputo

EVP & Chief Marketing, Communications & Customer Experience Officer
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
Michele Cardinal

EVP, Head of Brand, Sponsorships & Integrated Marketing
Wells Fargo
Fiona Carter

CMO
Goldman Sachs
Tim Castelli

VP, Global Ad Sales
Instacart
Tim Clark

Executive Vice President, Chief Brand Officer
NASCAR
David Cohen

CEO
Interactive Advertising Bureau
Jeff Collins

President of Ad Sales, Marketing, and Brand Partnerships
Fox Corporation
Christopher Crawford

Founder & CEO
Elite Media
Tara DiJulio

SVP & Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
GE Aerospace
Will Doherty

SVP, Inventory Development
The Trade Desk
Uzma Rawn Dowler

CMO & SVP, Global Corporate Partnerships
Major League Baseball
Kyle Dropp

Co-Founder & President
Morning Consult
Richard Edelman*

CEO
Edelman
Tim Ellis*

CMO
NFL
Lindsay Franke

Group President & Deputy CEO - North America
Ipsos
Mike Ford

CEO
Skydeo
Brianna Gays

CMO
Smartly
Adam Gerhart

Global Chief Client Officer
WPP Media
Greg Glenday

CEO
Acast
Ben Goldhirsh

Chairman
Goldhirsh Foundation
Andrew Gorenstein

President, Advertising & Partnerships
People, Inc.
Jeremi Gorman

Advisor
Fanatics
Jennifer Gottlieb

Global President
Real Chemistry
Ryan Gould

President, US Ad Sales, Go to Market
Warner Bros. Discovery
Jeff Greenspoon

CEO, Americas
Kantar
Michael Guth

SVP & CMO
Spectrum Reach
Bill C. Hagelstein

Executive Chairman
RPA
Elena Hale

Managing Director, Chief Marketing Officer
Emerson Collective
Sarah Harms

VP, Advertising Marketing and Measurement
Roku
Jed Hartman

President & GM Activation
Zeta Global
Diana Haussling

CEO
Hello Products
Liza Heller

Sector Director, CPG, U.S.
TikTok
Elizabeth Herbst-Brady

Chief Revenue Officer
Condé Nast
Johanna Herrmann

SVP, Chief Communications Officer
Merck & Co, Inc.
Lisa Ryan Howard

EVP
Global Chief Revenue Officer
Hearst Magazines
Kate Jeffers

CEO
Leo
Damaune Journey

Global Chief Growth Officer
72andSunny
Alexander Jutkowitz

Partner, Head of Advisory
United Talent Agency
Beth Ann Kaminkow

CEO, North America
Dentsu
Todd Kaplan

CMO, North America
The Kraft Heinz Company
Harry Kargman

Founder & CEO
Kargo
Michael Kassan*

Founder and CEO
3CVentures
Jacki Kelley*

Chief Client Officer & Chief Business Officer
Omnicom
Kellyn Kenny*

Chief Marketing and Growth Officer
AT&T Communications
Ashan Khan

Head of Global Agency Partnerships, Uber Advertising
Uber
Mark Kirkham

CMO, PepsiCo Beverages US
PepsiCo
Zach Kitschke*

CMO
Canva
Michael Komasinski

CEO
Criteo
Suzanne Kounkel

Global CMO
Deloitte
John Kozack

President, U.S. Advertising Sales and Marketing
TelevisaUnivision
Jill Kramer

Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Mastercard
Sarah Kramer

CEO
Spark Foundry
Steven Kritzman

SVP Sales
SiriusXM Media
Michael Lacorazza

Chief Marketing Officer
US Bank
Kristin Lane

Head of Brand Strategy, Advertising & Integrated Marketing
MassMutual
Dan Lanzano

President, National Ad Sales
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Amy Leifer

Chief Advertising Sales Officer
DIRECTV
Ryan Linder

EVP & Global Chief Marketing Officer
Stagwell
Robert D. Liodice

President & CEO
Association of National Advertisers, Inc.
Sean Lyons

Global Growth & Strategy Lead, Accenture Song
Accenture
Joseph Maglio

CEO
Cheil Agency Network
Heather Malenshek

SVP, CMO
Land O'Lakes Inc.
Guy Marks

Chief Client Success Officer
Omnicom Media
Mark Marshall

Chairman, Global Advertising & Partnerships
NBCU
Jarrod Martin

Global CEO
Acxiom + KINESSO
Stacy Martinet*

VP, Marketing Strategy & Chief Communications Officer
Adobe
Casey DePalma McCartney

Senior Vice President, Communications & Corporate Affairs
Unilever North America
Don McGuire

EVP, Chief Marketing Officer
Qualcomm, Inc.
Alice McKown

Publisher + Chief Revenue Officer
The Atlantic
Vineet Mehra

CMO
Chime
Michelle Mesenburg

SVP, Chief Brand Officer
Target
Shakir Moin

President, Marketing, Coca-Cola North America
The Coca-Cola Company
Alan Moss*

VP, Global Advertising Sales
Amazon Ads
Christian Muche

Global President & Founder, POSSIBLE
Hyve Group
Adrian Mulryan

VP, Global Agency & Strategic Accounts
Snap Inc.
Peter Naylor

Chief Client Officer
Nielsen
Catherine Newman

Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
U.S. Soccer Federation
Kyle Norrington

U.S. Chief Commercial Officer
Anheuser-Busch
Jim Norton

CRO, Enterprise
OUTFRONT Media
Kristen O’Hara

VP, Global Agency Platforms & Client Solutions
Google
Arianna Orpello

CMO
GEICO
Steve Pacheco

President and CEO
American Advertising Federation
Nicolle Pangis*

Vice President, Advertising
Netflix
PJ Pereira

Founder & Creative Chairman
Pereira O'Dell
Steven Wolfe Pereira

CEO
Alpha
Tim Perzyk

VP, Marketing & Marketing Science
Microsoft Advertising
Megan Ramm

Global Chief Revenue Officer
PubMatic
Thomas Ranese

Chief Marketing Officer
Intuit
Howard Reid

SVP, Corporate Brand & Purpose
Johnson & Johnson
Nancy Reyes

Global President & CEO
BBDO
Maggie Reznikoff

Chief Client Officer
Open Influence
Susan Rienow

Chief Marketing Officer
Pfizer
Joy Robins*

Global Chief Advertising Officer
The New York Times
Tiffany Rolfe

Global Chair
Global Chief Creative Officer
R/GA
Hayley Romer

Managing Director, US Advertising Sales
Bloomberg Media
James Rooke

President
Comcast Advertising
Jonathan Rosen

CEO
Orchestra
Elizabeth Rutledge

CMO
American Express
Brad Seitter

President & CEO
TVB
Davang Shah

VP, Marketing
LinkedIn
Jessica Sibley

CEO
TIME
Sherina Smith

CMO
American Family Insurance
Ramon Soto*

SVP, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer;
President, Northwell Studios
Northwell Health
Josh Stinchcomb

CRO
Dow Jones
Greg Stuart

CEO
Marketing + Media Alliance
Michael Sugar

CEO
Sugar23
Andrew Swinand

CEO
ITG (Inspired Thinking Group)
Todd Teresi

VP, Advertising Platforms
Apple Inc.
Justin Thomas-Copeland

CEO
4As
Dara Treseder

CMO
Autodesk
Gayle Troberman

Senior Advisor
iHeartMedia
Tyler Turnbull

CEO
McCann
Alex Underwood

Managing Director, North America
Teads
Alexa Vignone

President, Chief Sales Officer
Salesforce
Ashley Walters

Chief Marketing Officer, Partner
Curiosity
Aaron Walton*

CEO/Founder
Walton Isaacson
Jennifer Warren

VP, Global Brand Marketing and Experience
Indeed
Karl Wells

CRO
The Washington Post
William White*

CMO
Walmart
Emily Wilcox

CEO
TBWA\Chiat\Day New York
Rob Wilk

Chief Revenue Officer
Yahoo
Jennifer Wilson

SVP, Chief Marketing Officer
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
Bill Wise

Chief Executive Officer
Mediaocean
Jen Wong

COO
Reddit
Louisa Wong

CEO
MINT.ai
Lin-Hua Wu

Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
General Motors
Mark Zagorski

CEO
DoubleVerify
Shelley Zalis

CEO
The Female Quotient
Andrea Zaretsky

CMO
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management & E*TRADE

*Ad Council Executive Committee Member

CHAIR EMERITI & HONORARY DIRECTORS

Meet our Members

Board of Directors

Officers

Chair

Vice Chair

Vice Chair

Immediate Past Chair

President & CEO

Secretary

Finance Chair

Directors

Jonathan Adashek

Tim Armstrong

Jay Askinasi

Anna Bager

Sam Bakhshandehpour

Michele Barlow

Chaucer Barnes

Mindy Barry

John Batter

Molly Battin

Adam Bauer

Nadja Bellan-White

Leslie Berland

Chris Boothe

Andrea Brimmer*

Marc Brodherson

Chad Broude

Lee Brown

Heidi Browning Pearson

Linda Boff

Alyssa Buetikofer

Devika Bulchandani

Barbara Bush

James Cadwallader

Robin Callif

Lisa Caputo

Michele Cardinal

Fiona Carter

Tim Castelli

Tim Clark

David Cohen

Jeff Collins

Christopher Crawford

Tara DiJulio

Will Doherty

Uzma Rawn Dowler

Kyle Dropp

Richard Edelman*

Tim Ellis*

Lindsay Franke

Mike Ford

Brianna Gays

Adam Gerhart

Greg Glenday

Ben Goldhirsh

Andrew Gorenstein

Jeremi Gorman

Jennifer Gottlieb

Ryan Gould

Jeff Greenspoon

Michael Guth

Bill C. Hagelstein

Elena Hale

Sarah Harms

Jed Hartman

Diana Haussling

Liza Heller

Elizabeth Herbst-Brady

Johanna Herrmann

Lisa Ryan Howard

Kate Jeffers

Damaune Journey

Alexander Jutkowitz

Beth Ann Kaminkow

Todd Kaplan

Harry Kargman

Michael Kassan*

Jacki Kelley*

Kellyn Kenny*

Ashan Khan