Current Partners
The MLI’s partners help us advance marketing by sharing their wisdom and advice.
External Advisory Board
Our External Advisory Board (EAB) is composed of companies leading the way in marketing. The board serves as the voice of the industry, helping to guide program curriculum updates, and teach students through applied learning and student mentorship.

Jake Abel
Managing Director of International Marketing, Global Marketing Enablement, Media, Social Media
Delta Airlines

Polly Baur
Vice President, International Marketing, Pest Control (Raid, OFF brands)
SCJohnson

Christie Crouch
Vice President and General Manager
Conagra Brands

Adam Davis
Senior Divisional Merchandise Manager, Home Care
Target

Kyle Gore
Vice President/GM—PepsiCo Direct Businesses
PepsiCo

Lisa Gudding
President
Ipsos

Chuck Hwang
Vice President of Analytics & Insights – Family Care
Procter & Gamble

Barry Jennings
Director, Cloud & Enterprise Insights
Microsoft

Sarah Jones
Head of Brand, Product Marketing and Insights – Grocery Private Brands
Amazon

Benjamin Lawnicki
Vice President of Marketing, Thinx
Kimberly-Clark

Julian Lopez
AVP of Member & Market Insights
USAA

Paul Metz
Chief Executive Officer
C+R Research

Ken Nelson
Managing Director
Deloitte

Katie O’Neill
Brand Director
General Mills

Kyle Papanikolas
Senior Director – US Strategic Insights
McDonald’s

Tom Schar
Senior Director, Marketing & Commerce Cloud
Salesforce

Tanya Schooley
Director Marketing Insights, Oncology
AbbVie

Matt Seitz
Director of Performance, US Retail
Google

Nicole Thomas
Human Insights Director, CX, Personalization and Big Data
The Clorox Company
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