Kathleen Cecilian

Kathleen Cecilian is the Founder and CEO of Cecilian Worldwide, a strategic brand consultancy with offices in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

Kathleen's endless consumer curiosity and creativity led her to begin her career as a copywriter with the Leo Burnett Company, one of the world’s pre-eminent ad agencies, working on such well-known brands as McDonald's, Heinz, Memorex, and Kellogg’s. Over the years she has successfully leveraged her expertise on how consumers interact with products to develop innovative and creative solutions for the development of master-planned communities throughout the United States. Her creative problem-solving allows for imaginative solutions to real estate problems.

Since launching her consultancy more than 25 years ago, she has led the strategic development of many of the nation's top master-planned community brands. Cecilian Worldwide is focused on delivering blue-chip clients big ideas and big results. The company specializes in real estate business strategy, strategic branding, marketing, brand identity, and creative development.

Kathleen is a Governor of the Urban Land Institute; past ULI Program Committee Member; Former Council Counselor to the ULI Community Development Council Flights; and Outgoing Chair of the Community Development Council- Blue Flight. She is a frequent speaker on all subjects related to brand creation and strategies for real estate.