NEW
YORK, July 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Tara Walpert Levy, VP of YouTube across the
Americas, has been named Chair of the Ad Council's Board of
Directors. She succeeds Diego Scotti, EVP & General
Manager of Consumer Group and Global Marketing & Communications
at PayPal. Rita Ferro, President
Global Advertising of The Walt Disney Company and Kirk McDonald, CEO of Sundial Media Group
currently serve as Vice Chairs of the Ad Council's Board of
Directors.
For over 80 years, the Ad Council has led the communications
industry's efforts to drive meaningful positive change. Its Board
of Directors consists of distinguished marketing, media and
business executives who offer their expertise, insights, and
financial contributions to ensure the effectiveness of the Ad
Council's social impact initiatives. The Ad Council's Board of
Directors partners closely with the organization's leadership to
lead fully integrated national initiatives on gun violence, mental
health, the drug overdose crisis, hate and bias and more.
As Chair, Levy will collaborate with the Executive Committee,
the governing body of the Ad Council's Board, and Ad Council
leadership to advance the organization's mission of leveraging
communications to tackle the nation's pressing social issues.
Additionally, Levy will preside over the Ad Council's 2024 Annual
Public Service Award Dinner, the organization's largest annual
fundraising event, which will be held on December 5, 2024.
"Tara's unwavering dedication to social progress has been
exemplary, enhancing and amplifying our work since she first joined
our Board," said Lisa Sherman,
President and CEO of the Ad Council. "With Tara at the helm, our
ability to drive measurable impact at scale through innovative
campaigns will undoubtedly grow, enabling us to create lasting
change on the nation's most pressing issues."
Levy has been a respected leader in the marketing and media
industries for almost 30 years. She re-joined YouTube in 2021
(having led YouTube Ads Marketing globally in 2013-14) to oversee
YouTube's business and operations across the Americas. Previously,
she led Google's Agency and Brand Solutions teams. Levy is
committed to giving back to the industry, writing and speaking
frequently on the shifting marketing, media, and technology
landscape, the evolving responsibility and impact of private and
public boards, and the value of diversity and inclusion in the
workplace. She is a seasoned public, private, and non-profit
company board member focused in similar areas. Tara's leadership
and contributions have been consistently recognized with honors
including being inducted into the AAF Advertising Hall of
Achievement, named as a dMexco Global Trailblazer, identified as
one of Fast Company's "Most Creative People in Business", and most
recently the UJA Content Leadership Award for her work at YouTube.
Levy first joined the Ad Council's Board of Directors in 2017.
With the election of Levy, the Ad Council will continue its
ongoing tradition of rotating Board Chairs between the
organizations' four sectors: media companies, technology platforms,
agencies and advertisers.
For a complete list of the Ad Council Board of Directors, see
here.
THE AD COUNCIL
The Ad Council convenes creative storytellers to educate, unite and
uplift audiences by opening hearts, inspiring action and
accelerating change around the most pressing issues in America.
Since the non-profit's founding, the organization and its partners
in advertising, media, marketing and tech have been behind some of
the country's most iconic social impact campaigns – Smokey Bear, A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to
Waste, Love Has No Labels, Tear the Paper Ceiling and many more.
With a current focus on mental health, gun safety, the overdose
crisis, hate and bias and other critical issues, the Ad Council's
national campaigns encompass advertising and media content, ground
game and community efforts, trusted messenger and influencer
engagement, and employer programs, among other innovative
strategies to move the needle on the most important issues of the
day.
To learn more or get involved, visit AdCouncil.org, join the Ad
Council's communities on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X,
and view campaign creative on YouTube.
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