
Board of Directors
With the guidance and support of our Board of Directors, the Ad Council maximizes the industry's passion for social good. Comprised of the most innovative leaders in media, technology, marketing, and advertising, our Board of Directors rallies our communities to grow our impact exponentially.
Officers

Chair
Diego Scotti*
EVP & CMO
Verizon
EVP & CMO
Verizon

Vice Chair
Tara Walpert Levy*
VP, Americas
YouTube
VP, Americas
YouTube

Vice Chair
Rita Ferro*
President Global Advertising
Disney
President Global Advertising
Disney

Vice Chair
Kirk McDonald*
North America CEO
GroupM
North America CEO
GroupM

Immediate Past Chair
Jacki Kelley*
EVP, Chief Client Officer & Chief Business Officer
IPG
EVP, Chief Client Officer & Chief Business Officer
IPG

President & CEO
Lisa Sherman*
President & CEO
The Advertising Council
President & CEO
The Advertising Council

Secretary
Karen Kaplan*
Chair & CEO
Hill Holliday
Chair & CEO
Hill Holliday

Finance Chair
Lisa Utzschneider*
CEO
Integral Ad Science
CEO
Integral Ad Science
Directors
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Jonathan Adashek
Chief Communications Officer and SVP, Marketing and Communications
IBM -
Heidi Andersen
Chief Revenue Officer
Nextdoor -
Anna Bager
President and CEO
OAAA -
Lara Balazs
EVP, CMO & GM
Strategic Partner Group Intuit -
Michele Barlow
Brand Strategy, Creative, Content and Media Executive
Bank of America -
Lynne Bartron
VP, Global Consumer Marketing
Gen Digital Inc. -
Nadja Bellan-White
Global CMO
VICE Media Group -
Josephine Bertrams
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Heineken USA -
Brad Blum
Chief Operating Officer
WWE -
Elizabeth Brady
EVP, Chief Marketing, Customer & Communications Officer
Allstate -
Andrea Brimmer
Chief Marketing and Public Relations Officer
Ally -
Vanessa A. Broadhurst
Executive Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs
Johnson & Johnson -
Marc Brodherson
Senior Partner
McKinsey & Company -
Heidi Browning
CMO & EVP
National Hockey League -
Michael Brownstein
President, Client Partnerships
Dotdash Meredith -
Devika Bulchandani
Global CEO
Ogilvy -
Lisa Caputo
Executive VP, Marketing,
Communications & Customer Experience
The Travelers Companies, Inc. -
Fiona Carter
CMO
Goldman Sachs -
Blake Chandlee*
President, Global Business Solutions
TikTok -
Michael Clinton
Chief Media Advisor
Hearst Magazines -
David Cohen
CEO
IAB -
Christine Cook
Global Chief Revenue Officer
Bloomberg -
Jill Cress
Chief Marketing & Experience Officer
H&R Block -
Tina Davis
Global Chief Marketing Officer
Citi -
Denise Dresser
Global CRO CMT
Salesforce -
Kyle Dropp
Co-Founder & President
Morning Consult -
Richard Edelman*
CEO
Edelman -
Mel Edwards
Global CEO
Wunderman Thompson -
Tim Ellis
CMO
NFL -
Chad Engelgau
CEO
Acxiom -
Chris Foley
EVP and President - Campbell's Snacks Division
Campbell Soup Company -
Marianne Gambelli
President, Advertising Sales, Marketing, & Brand Partnerships
FOX Corporation -
Benoit Garbe
CMO
U.S. Anheuser-Busch -
Adam Gerhart
Global CEO
Mindshare -
Greg Glenday
Chief Business Officer
Acast -
Jennifer Gottlieb
Global President
Real Chemistry -
Michael Guth
SVP & CMO
Spectrum Reach -
Jim Habig
Vice President, Marketing
LinkedIn -
Cathy Hackl
Chief Metaverse Officer
Journey -
Bill C. Hagelstein
President & CEO
RPA -
Elena Hale
Managing Director, Chief Marketing Officer
Emerson Collective -
Kathleen Hall
CVP Brand, Advertising & Research
Microsoft Corporation -
Chrissie Hanson
CEO
OMD USA -
Patrick Harris
President of Americas & Partnerships
Snap -
Carla Hassan*
CMO
JPMorgan Chase -
Tariq Hassan*
Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer
McDonald’s USA -
Gail Heimann
CEO
Weber Shandwick -
Tammy Henault
CMO
National Basketball Association -
Elizabeth Herbst-Brady
Chief Revenue Officer
Yahoo -
Michael Houston
President, U.S.
WPP -
Lisa Ryan Howard
EVP
Global Chief Revenue Officer
Hearst Magazines -
Charisse Hughes
SVP & Chief Growth Officer
Kellanova -
Jean-Paul Jansen
CMO
Mars Pet Care North America -
Tim Jones
COO
Publicis Groupe US -
Peter Jung
CMO
NASCAR -
Marla Kaplowitz
CEO
4A's -
Harry Kargman
Founder & CEO
Kargo -
Michael E. Kassan*
Chairman & CEO
MediaLink -
Kim Kelleher*
Chief Commercial Officer
AMC Networks -
Sophie Kelly
SVP, North American Whisk(e)y
Diageo North America -
Kellyn Kenny*
Chief Marketing and Growth Officer
AT&T Communications -
Zach Kitschke
CMO
Canva -
Bill Kolb
Chairman
McCann Worldgroup -
Michael Komasinski
CEO
dentsu Americas -
Suzanne Kounkel
CMO
Deloitte -
Jill Kramer
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Accenture -
Sarah Kramer
CEO
Spark Foundry -
Steven Kritzman
SVP Sales
SXM Media -
Steve Lanzano
President & CEO
Television Bureau of Advertising, Inc -
Ryanne Laredo
SVP of Customer Experience
Nielsen -
Tammy Levine
Head of Brand Management & Sponsorships
Wells Fargo -
Lynn Lewis
Global CMO
Mediabrands -
Ryan Linder
EVP & Global Chief Marketing Officer
Stagwell -
Robert D. Liodice
President & CEO
Association of National Advertisers, Inc. -
Heather Malenshek
SVP, CMO
Land O’Lakes Inc -
Pamela Drucker Mann
Chief Revenue & Marketing Officer
Conde Nast -
Mark Marshall
Chairman, Global Advertising & Partnerships
NBCU -
Doug Martin
Chief Brand and Disruptive Growth Officer General Mills -
Stacy Martinet*
VP, Marketing Strategy & Chief Communications Officer
Adobe -
Seth Matlins
Managing Director
CMO Network, Forbes -
Johanna Mayer-Jones
Global Chief Advertising Officer
The Washington Post -
Sean McCaffrey
President & CEO
GSTV -
Alice McKown
Publisher + Chief Revenue Officer
The Atlantic -
Nicola Mendelsohn
Head of Global Business Group
Meta -
Shakir Moin
CMO, NA
The Coca-Cola Company -
Travis Montaque
Co-Founder & CEO
Group Black -
Alan Moss*
VP, Global Advertising Sales
Amazon Ads -
Shannon Nunn
Managing Director
TBWA\Chiat\Day NY -
Brett O'Brien
CMO, Frito-Lay North America
PepsiCo -
Steve Pacheco
President and CEO
American Advertising Federation -
Drew Panayiotou
Global Chief Marketing Officer
Pfizer -
Nicolle Pangis
CEO
Ampersand -
Richard Parkinson
Chief Brand Officer
Prudential Financial -
Chris Paquette
Founder & CEO
DeepIntent -
Ryan Pauley
CRO
Vox Media -
PJ Pereira
Founder & Creative Chairman
Pereira O'Dell -
Elliott Pettit
Senior Director of Retention & Brand
USTA -
Raja Rajamannar
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer and President, Healthcare Business
MasterCard -
Mary Ann Reilly
SVP, Head of North America Marketing
Visa -
Lisa Roath
EVP & Chief Marketing Officer
Target -
Joy Robins
Global Chief Advertising Officer
The New York Times -
Dan Robbins
VP, Ad Marketing
Roku -
Chris Rogers
Chief Business Officer
Instacart -
Tiffany Rolfe
Global Chair
Global Chief Creative Officer
R/GA -
James Rooke
President
Comcast Advertising -
Jo Ann Ross
Chairman, Ad Sales
Paramount -
Tara Roth
President
Goldhirsh Foundation -
Elizabeth Rutledge
CMO
American Express -
Cara Sabin*
CEO at Sundial Brands; President, Beauty & Wellbeing
Unilever North America -
Carrie Seifer
General Manager - North America
GWI -
Jessica Sibley
CEO
TIME -
Tim Sims*
Chief Revenue Officer
The Trade Desk -
Samantha Skey
CEO
SHE Media -
Ramon Soto
SVP
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Northwell Health -
Mitch Spolan
EVP, Marketing Services
Chegg -
Andrew Springate
Chief Marketing Officer
Keurig Dr Pepper -
Deb Stambaugh
CMO
Quantcast -
Heather Stewart
General Director of Global Marketing Services
General Motors -
Randi Stipes
CMO
The Weather Company, an IBM Business -
Steve Stoute
CEO & Founder
Translation -
Greg Stuart
CEO
MMA Global -
Andrew Swinand*
CEO
Publicis Groupe Creative & Production U.S., & Leo Burnett Group -
Todd Teresi
Vice President
Apple Inc. -
Karin Timpone
EVP, Chief Marketing Officer
Major League Baseball -
Dara Treseder
CMO
Autodesk -
Gayle Troberman
CMO
iHeartMedia -
Tyler Turnbull
Global CEO
FCB -
Aaron Walton
CEO/Founder
Walton Isaacson -
Tiffany Xingyu Wang
Chief Marketing & Trust Officer
OpenWeb -
Bill Watkins
Chief Revenue Officer
Pinterest -
William White*
CMO
Walmart -
Jennifer Wilson
SVP, Enterprise Brand and Marketing
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. -
Bill Wise
Chief Executive Officer
Mediaocean -
Jen Wong
COO
Reddit -
Clifford Young
President U.S. Public Affairs
Ipsos -
Mark Zagorski
CEO
DoubleVerify -
Andrea Zaretsky
CMO
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management -
Neal Zuckerman
Managing Director & Senior Partner
Boston Consulting Group
*Ad Council Executive Committee Member