Linda Yaccarino

Public Figure

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

January 1, 1963

BIRTHPLACE

Italy

AGE

61 Years Old

GENDER

Female

Other Information

Occupation	Chairman of NBCUniversal Media
Education	Penn State University
Children	Christian Madrazo & Matthew Madrazo
Spouses	Claude Peter Madrazo

About

Linda Yaccarino serves as the chairman of the Ad Council Board of Directors and the chairman of global advertising and partnerships at NBCUniversal Media, LLC an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate corporation. Following the many news sites, she becomes the new CEO of Twitter replacing Elon Musk.

Before Fame

Lina joined NBCU in 2011 and later served as Executive Vice President, COO of advertising sales, marketing, and acquisitions, and also as a sales manager.

Trivia

After joining the Ad Council board in 2014and she was announced as the chairman of the board of directors in 202, to serve in the position until June 2022. Yaccarino had served 19 years at Turner Entertainment and has been credited with dragging the network’s ad sales operation into the digital future. Yaccarino interviewed Musk at an advertising conference in Miami last month. At the meeting, Yaccarino encouraged the audience to welcome Musk with applause and lauded his work ethic.

Family Life

Linda Yaccarino was born in 1963 to Italian parents Bob and Isabel. She has a twin sister named Lori who appears on her Instagram page. Linda Married Claude Peter Madrazo, with whom the couple has two children, Christian Madrazo, and Matthew Madrazo. She is an alumna of Penn State University, having studied liberal arts and telecommunications.