Diego Scotti, CMO of Verizon, has been named Chair of the Ad Council’s Board of Directors.  

He succeeds Jacki Kelley, EVP, Chief Client Officer and Chief Business Officer, IPG. Tara Walpert Levy, VP, Americas YouTube, currently serves as Vice Chair of the Ad Council’s Board of Directors and will succeed Scotti as Chair in 2024. 

Scotti joined the Ad Council Board of Directors in 2016, became a member of the Executive Committee in 2017, and was elected as Vice Chair of the Ad Council’s Board of Directors in 2020, leading the Ad Council Board’s Diversity Task Force from 2018-2021. 

“Diego’s unrelenting commitment to DEI and social impact has been an invaluable asset to the Ad Council and is one of the many reasons he is going to be extraordinary in his role as Board Chair,” said Lisa Sherman, President and CEO of the Ad Council.