Leslie Berland is the Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Verizon.[1]

Leslie Berland
OccupationChief Marketing Officer at Verizon

Education

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Berland earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Boston University College of Communication.[2]

Career

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January 2023 to December 2023, she was CMO at Peloton.[3][4]

2016-2022 she held a dual role of CMO and Head of People[5] at Twitter.[6][7]

2005-2016 she was EVP of global advertising, marketing, and digital partnerships at AmEx.[8][9][10]

She also had executive PR roles at Ketchum[11] and GCI Health.[12] She is on the advisory board of the Ad Council[13] and for LEAP.[14]

Accolades

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Forbes ranked Berland #3 in their World's Most Influential CMOs list.[15] Fast Company ranked Berland sixth[16] in their 100 Most Creative People in Business[17] for persuading AmEx leadership to prioritize social media platforms.[18] She was featured in Advertising Age's Creativity 50 list.[19] In 2018, she was appointed to the National Board of Directors at Make a Wish Foundation[20]

Personal life

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Berland lives in Manhattan with her two sons.[21]

References

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  1. ^ "Leslie Berland". www.verizon.com. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  2. ^ "Leslie Berland". www.verizon.com. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  3. ^ Spangler, Todd (2023-12-06). "Verizon Hires Leslie Berland, Former Peloton and Twitter CMO, as Marketing Boss". Variety. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  4. ^ "Peloton chief marketing officer resigns". Retail Dive. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  5. ^ "Leslie Berland". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  6. ^ "Leslie Berland appointed as Chief Marketing Officer of Twitter Inc". Jagranjosh.com. 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  7. ^ "Verizon appoints Leslie Berland as Chief Marketing Officer". www.verizon.com. 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  8. ^ "Microsoft's Mixer Platform Ends Partnership With Popular Streamer Following "Registered Sex Offender" Comments". The Hollywood Reporter. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  9. ^ Chaykowski, Kathleen. "Twitter Hires Former American Express Exec Leslie Berland As CMO". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  10. ^ "Leslie Berland". MMA Global. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  11. ^ "Twitter CMO Leslie Berland Shares An Important Career Advice For Youngsters: Read It Here!". Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  12. ^ Connley, Courtney (2019-09-30). "Twitter CMO Leslie Berland says young people should ignore this common piece of career advice". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  13. ^ "Board of Directors". AdCouncil. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  14. ^ "Leslie Berland". www.verizon.com. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  15. ^ Rooney, Jenny. "The World's Most Influential CMOs 2018". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  16. ^ "Twitter CMO Leslie Berland on Leading with Impact". Inside the Brand. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  17. ^ Koh, Yoree. "Twitter Appoints a Marketing Chief". WSJ. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  18. ^ Carr, Austin (2012-04-27). "6. Leslie Berland". Fast Company. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  19. ^ "Twitter Names AmEx's Leslie Berland Its CMO". adage.com. 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  20. ^ Davis, Richard K. "Our Path Forward". Wish.Org.
  21. ^ "Leslie Berland". www.verizon.com. Retrieved 2024-07-24.