Susan Gianinno

Susan Gianinno was named Chairman of Publicis North America in 2013 and in April 2018, was appointed Senior Advisor to Publicis Groupe. Among her other Publicis responsibilities, Susan leads Publicis Groupe’s Partnership with the World Economic Forum as a member of the WEF Steering Committee on Shaping the Future of Education, Work, and Gender Equality and as a member of the Global Futures Council on Education and Work. Susan has also served as Chairman of Publicis Academy. As ​Chairman and CEO ​​of Publicis USA from 2003-2018, Susan led Publicis’ consistent growth and expansion in this important region, making it one of the most highly respected, top-tier creative and digital agencies in North America.

In addition to her responsibilities at Publicis, Susan is a recent Fellow and Senior Fellow at Harvard University’s Advanced Leadership Initiative and is current Co-Chair of the Advanced Leadership Coalition, a corps of former Advanced Leadership Fellows who actively pursue world-changing social impact projects.