The Ad Council, a non-profit organization dedicated to using the power of communications to drive social change, elected 18 new members to its board of directors during its fall meeting held virtually on Wednesday (10/27). The organization’s board is chaired by Linda Yaccarino, chairman, global advertising and partnerships, NBCUniversal. Vice chairs include Jacki Kelley, CEO, Dentsu Aegis Network, Americas, and Diego Scotti, EVP and chief marketing officer at Verizon.

The Ad Council’s board of directors is comprised of a group of senior marketing and media executives who provide expertise, insights and financial support to ensure the organization’s social good campaigns are effective and impactful. Most recently, the Ad Council’s board of directors led the industry’s response to COVID-19 and the launch of the Ad Council and COVID Collaborative’s COVID-19 Vaccine Education Initiative, the most significant public education effort in U.S. history.

New members of the Ad Council board of directors are:

• Melanie Boulden, Chief Marketing Officer, North America Operating Unit, The Coca-Cola Company
• Fiona Carter, CMO, Goldman Sachs
• Brandon Cooke, Global Partner, Global Chief Marketing & Reputation Officer, FCB
• Kyle Dropp, Co-Founder & President, Morning Consult
• Carolyn Everson, President, Instacart
• Michelle Froah, SVP Global Marketing Strategy & Sciences, MetLife
• Jennifer Gottlieb, Global President, Real Chemistry
• Alyson Griffin, Head of Marketing, State Farm
• Carla Hassan, CMO, JPMorgan Chase
• Charisse Hughes, SVP & Global CMO, Kellogg Company
• Peter Jung, CMO, NASCAR
• Jill Kramer, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Accenture
• Marne Levine, Chief Business Officer, Facebook
• Kirk McDonald, North America CEO, GroupM
• Sarah Personette, Chief Customer Officer, Twitter
• Dan Robbins, VP, Ad Marketing, Roku
• Kern Schireson, CEO, KNOWN
• Donna Speciale, President of Advertising Sales & Marketing, Univision Communications

 
“The talent, creativity and resources that our board continually leverages to address our nation’s most pressing issues fuels the Ad Council’s ability to drive measurable change for social good. We’re looking forward to collaborating with these innovative leaders to further galvanize the industry around purpose-driven work,” said Lisa Sherman, president and CEO of the Ad Council.