Leslie Berland


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

Education

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

Career

January 2023 to December 2023, she was CMO at Peloton.
2016-2022 she held a dual role of CMO and head of people at Twitter.
2005-2016 she was EVP of global advertising, marketing, and digital partnerships at American Express.
She also had executive PR roles at Ketchum and GCI Health. She is on the advisory board of the Ad Council and for LEAP.

Accolades

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

Personal life

Berland lives in Manhattan with her two sons.