Barbara Martin-Coppola

Barbara Martin Coppola is an accomplished executive currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Decathlon Foundation, with a tenure at Decathlon beginning in March 2022. In addition to this role, Barbara serves as a Board Member at INSEAD since September 2023 and previously held leadership positions including Chair of the Board at Geomagical Labs, Chief Digital Officer at IKEA, and Chief Marketing Officer at GrubHub. Barbara's extensive experience at Google encompassed roles such as Head of Growth for Google Express and Global Head of Product Marketing for YouTube. Earlier career highlights include a Business Strategy Manager position at Samsung Electronics and a Business Development Manager role at Texas Instruments. Barbara's academic credentials include an MBA from INSEAD, an Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School, an MS in Mobile Communications Engineering from Télécom Paris, and an MS in Telecommunications Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.