Leslie Berland Explained

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

Education

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

Career

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

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

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

Notes and References

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