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

Jacki Kelley*
CEO
dentsu Americas

Vice Chair

Diego Scotti*
EVP & CMO
Verizon

Vice Chair

Tara Walpert Levy*
VP, Americas
YouTube

Immediate Past Chair

Linda Yaccarino*
Chairman, Global Advertising and Partnerships
NBCUniversal

President & CEO

Lisa Sherman*
President & CEO
The Advertising Council

Secretary

Karen Kaplan*
Chair & CEO
Hill Holliday

Finance Chair

Lisa Utzschneider*
CEO
Integral Ad Science

Directors

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 Marketing
NortonLifeLock
Nadja Bellan-White

Global CMO
VICE Media Group
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
Ingrid Burton

CMO
Quantcast
Kasha Cacy*

Global CEO
Big Village
Lisa Caputo

Executive VP, Marketing,
Communications & Customer Experience
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
Fiona Carter

CMO
Goldman Sachs
Tim Castelli

President, National Sales/Marketing & Partnerships
iHeartMedia
Blake Chandlee

President, Global Business Solutions
TikTok
Michael Clinton

Chief Media Advisor
Hearst Magazines
David Cohen

CEO
IAB
Alex Collmer

Chief Executive Officer
Vidmob
Maurice Cooper

SVP, Brand & Category Marketing
Target Corporation
Jill Cress

Chief Marketing & Experience Officer
H&R Block
Tina Davis

Global Chief Marketing Officer
Citi
Anthony DeMaio

Head of U.S. Sales,
Bloomberg Media
Norman de Greve

CMO
CVS Health
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
Rita Ferro*

President Advertising Sales and Partnerships
The Walt Disney Company
Chris Foley

EVP & President Meals & Beverages Division
Campbell Soup Company
Michelle Froah

SVP Global Marketing Strategy & Sciences
MetLife
Marianne Gambelli

President
FOX Corporation
Josh Gillon

CEO
What If Media Group
Jennifer Gottlieb

Global President
Real Chemistry
Alyson Griffin

Head of Marketing
State Farm
Jamie Gutfreund

Global CMO
Whalar
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
Carla Hassan

CMO
JPMorgan Chase
Tariq Hassan

Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer
McDonald’s USA
Gail Heimann

CEO
Weber Shandwick
Elizabeth Herbst-Brady

Chief Revenue Officer
Yahoo
Michael Houston

President, U.S.
WPP
Charisse Hughes

SVP & Global CMO
Kellogg Company
Jean-Paul Jansen

CMO
Mars Pet Care North America
Tim Jones

COO
Publicis Groupe US
Peter Jung

CMO
NASCAR
Alexander Jutkowitz*

Chairman
SJR
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
Bill Kolb

Chairman
McCann Worldgroup
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
Marne Levine*

Chief Business Officer
Meta
Tammy Levine

Head of Brand Management & Sponsorships
Wells Fargo
Lynn Lewis

Global CMO
Mediabrands
Robert D. Liodice

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

Global CEO
R/GA
Heather Malenshek

SVP, CMO
Land O’Lakes Inc
Pamela Drucker Mann

Chief Revenue & Marketing Officer
Conde Nast
Doug Martin

Chief Brand and Disruptive Growth Officer General Mills
Stacy Martinet

VP, Marketing & Communications
Adobe
Sean McCaffrey

President & CEO
GSTV
Kirk McDonald

North America CEO
GroupM
Alice McKown

Publisher + Chief Revenue Officer
The Atlantic
Jamie Moldafsky

Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Nielsen
Travis Montaque

Co-Founder & CEO
Group Black
Alan Moss*

VP, Global Advertising Sales
Amazon Ads
Charlie Neer

Chief Revenue Officer
MiQ Digital
Brett O'Brien

CMO, Frito-Lay North America
PepsiCo
Steve Pacheco

President and CEO
American Advertising Federation
Nicolle Pangis

CEO
Ampersand
Richard Parkinson

Chief Brand Officer
Prudential Financial
Ryan Pauley

CRO
Vox Media
PJ Pereira

Founder & Creative Chairman
Pereira O'Dell
Raja Rajamannar

Chief Marketing & Communications Officer and President, Healthcare Business
MasterCard Worldwide
Mary Ann Reilly

SVP, Head of North America Marketing
Visa
Nancy Reyes

President
TBWA\Chiat\Day New York
Dan Robbins

VP, Ad Marketing
Roku
Joy Robins

CRO
The Washington Post
James Rooke

President
Comcast Advertising
Jo Ann Ross

Chairman, Ad Sales
Paramount
David Roter

VP, Global Solutions
Snap
Tara Roth

President
Goldhirsh Foundation
Elizabeth Rutledge

CMO
American Express
Cara Sabin*

CEO at Sundial Brands; President, Beauty & Wellbeing
Unilever North America
Kern Schireson

CEO
Known
Carrie Seifer

General Manager - North America
GWI
Samantha Skey

CEO
SHE Media
Tim Sims*

Chief Revenue Officer
The Trade Desk
Mitch Spolan

EVP, Marketing Services
Chegg
Deb Stambaugh

CMO
Quantcast
Heather Stewart

General Director of Global Marketing Services
General Motors
Randi Stipes

CMO
IBM Watson Advertising and Weather
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.
Justin Thomas-Copeland

CEO
DDB North America
Karin Timpone

EVP, Chief Marketing Officer
Major League Baseball
Kerry Tucker

Chief Marketing and Franchise Officer
pocket.watch
Tyler Turnbull

Global CEO
FCB
Tiffany R. Warren

EVP, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Sony Music Group
Bill Watkins

Chief Revenue Officer
Pinterest
Risa Wexler

VP, Global Site Development Lead
Pfizer
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
Mark Zagorski

CEO
DoubleVerify

*Ad Council Executive Committee Member

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