The Ad Council Announces Google’s Tara Walpert Levy as Board Chair

For over 80 years the Ad Council has led the communications industry39s 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 Councilamp8217s social impact initiatives The Ad Councilamp8217s Board of Directors partners closely with the organizationamp8217s leadership to lead fully integrated national initiatives on gun violence mental health the drug overdose crisis hate and bias and moreAs Chair Levy will collaborate with the Executive Committee the governing body of the Ad Councilamp8217s Board and Ad Council leadership to advance the organizationamp8217s mission of leveraging communications to tackle the nationamp8217s pressing social issues Additionally Levy will preside over the Ad Councilamp8217s 2024 Annual Public Service Award Dinner the organizationamp8217s largest annual fundraising event which will be held on December 5 2024amp8220Taraamp8217s unwavering dedication to social progress has been exemplary enhancing and amplifying our work since she first joined our Boardamp8221 said Lisa Sherman President and CEO of the Ad Council amp8220With 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 nationamp8217s most pressing issuesamp8221Levy has been a respected leader in the marketing and media industries for almost 30 years She rejoined YouTube in 2021 having led YouTube Ads Marketing globally in 201314 to oversee YouTubeamp8217s business and operations across the Americas Previously she led Google39s 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 nonprofit company board member focused in similar areas Tara39s 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 Companyamp8217s amp8220Most Creative People in Businessamp8221 and most recently the UJA Content Leadership Award for her work at YouTube Levy first joined the Ad Councilamp8217s Board of Directors in 2017With the election of Levy the Ad Council will continue its ongoing tradition of rotating Board Chairs between the organizationsamp8217 four sectors media companies technology platforms agencies and advertisersFor a complete list of the Ad Council Board of Directors see hereTHE AD COUNCILThe 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 nonprofitamp8217s founding the organization and its partners in advertising media marketing and tech have been behind some of the countryamp8217s most iconic social impact campaigns amp8211 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 Councilamp8217s 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 dayTo learn more or get involved visit AdCouncilorg join the Ad Council39s communities on Facebook Instagram LinkedIn and X and view campaign creative on YouTubePosted at MediaVillage through the Thought Leadership selfpublishing platformClick the social buttons to share this story with colleagues and friendsThe opinions expressed here are the author39s views and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillageorgMyersBizNet

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