Linda Yaccarino is an American media executive, businesswoman, philanthropist, and public speaker. In 2023, he was appointed as the CEO of Twitter and X Corp by Elon Musk. She is the first female CEO of Twitter.
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Wiki/Biography
Linda Yaccarino was born on Wednesday, 24 October 1962 (age 60 years; as in 2022) in Long Island, New York, US, her zodiac sign is Scorpio. He spent his childhood in Deer Park, a village and census-designated place in New York. He did his schooling from Deer Park High School. From 1981 to 1985, he earned a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts and telecommunications from the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications in Pennsylvania. While attending college, she interned at NBC.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 5″
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye colour: dark brown
Family
Linda Yaccarino comes from a family of Italian-American descent.
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Bob Yaccarino and mother’s name is Isabella Bartolone.
Linda Yaccarino with her father
Linda Yaccarino’s parents
She has two sisters named Lori Yaccarino Armstrong, who is Linda’s twin sister and works as a chief nurse executive at Kaiser Permanente, and Kate Yaccarino, who works at MUFG Union Bank.
Linda Yaccarino with her twin sister Lori Yaccarino Armstrong
Linda Yaccarino with Kate Yaccarino
husband and children
She is married to Claude Peter Madrazo, a former executive at Turner Broadcasting. Like him, he is also an American of Italian origin.
Linda Yaccarino with Claude Peter Madrazo
The couple have two children; His daughter, Christian Madrazo, is a nurse at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, and his son, Matthew Madrazo, is a former NCAA Division 1 hockey player and sales director at digital video company Studio 71.
Linda Yaccarino with her daughter
Linda Yaccarino’s son, Matthew Madrazo
Religion
She follows Christianity.
livelihood
In January 1992, Linda Yaccarino was appointed Executive Vice President of Advertising Sales and COO (Chief Operating Officer) at Turner Entertainment Company, where she handled innovative advertising, acquisitions and marketing solutions. He worked at Turner for more than 19 years. In November 2011, she joined NBCUniversal Media as president and managed cable entertainment and digital advertising sales. In September 2012, she was promoted to chairperson, where she handled advertising and customer partnerships.
In 2014, she joined the Ad Council, an American non-profit organization. In 2018, he was appointed to the Presidential Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition by then-President of the United States Donald Trump. From January 2021 to June 2022, she held the post of Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Ad Council. In 2021, he teamed up with the President of the United States, Joe Biden, and Pope Francis to create a coronavirus vaccine campaign. He has been appointed chair of the World Economic Forum’s Future of Work Task Force. In October 2020, he was appointed president in charge of managing global advertising and partnerships. While working for NBCU in advertising sales, he played a major role in launching the company’s streaming service, Peacock. After working at NBCUniversal Media for more than 11 years, he stepped down on May 12, 2023. In May 2023, Elon Musk appointed him as the CEO of Twitter and X Corp.
I’m excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter!@LindaYacc Will focus primarily on business operations, while I will focus on product design and new technology.
I look forward to working with Linda to transform this platform into an X, Everything app. https://t.co/TiSJtTWuky
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 12 May 2023
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- 2011: Selected as one of the ‘Ten Most Powerful Women in TV’ by Adweek
- 2011: Selected as ‘CEO of Tomorrow’ by Business Week
- 2013: Recognized by The Hollywood Reporter as one of the ‘Women in Entertainment: Power 100’
- 2014: Listed as one of ‘New York’s Powerful Women’ by Variety
- 2015: Listed in ‘Power 50’ list by Adweek
- 2017: Listed in ‘Top 15 People Remaking Television’ list by Digiday
- 2017: Received the Mac Dane Award for Humanitarian Excellence from the UJA Foundation
- 2018: Inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable (B&C) Hall of Fame
- 2019: Recognized by Business Insider as one of the ‘Top 10 People Who Changed Advertising’
- 2020: Awarded the prestigious Matrix Award by New York Women in Communications
- 2020: Received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Pennsylvania State University for his extraordinary achievements and contributions to the advertising industry.
- 2020: Received the Matrix Award presented by NYWICI
- 2021: Received Inclusive Leader Award by GlobalMindED
- 2022: Listed on the New York Women’s Impact Report by Variety
- 2022: Listed among ‘Top 100 Women Executive Heroes’ by Involve
- 2022: Received the ‘Women of the Year’ award from non-profit organization ‘She Runs It’.
Salary
Reportedly, he received a salary of $4 million as an advertising executive at NBC Universal.
net worth
As of 2023, his net worth is estimated to be $30 million.
Facts/General Knowledge
- Linda Yaccarino is also known as Linda Yaccarino Madrazo.
- According to a media house, he earned the nickname ‘Velvet Hammer’ in the advertising industry due to his negotiating style and securing some of the biggest advertising deals in television history.
- From 2011 to 2012, she appeared in ‘Grande Fratello’, the Italian version of the reality TV show ‘Big Brother’.
- According to sources, he resigned from NBCUniversal Media just hours before he was announced as the CEO of Twitter.
- In 2017, she was featured on the cover of Adweek magazine.
Linda Yaccarino on the cover of Adweek magazine 2017
- Before his appointment as CEO of Twitter, he interviewed Elon Musk at an advertising conference in Miami in April 2023.
Linda Yaccarino is interviewing Elon Musk
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