Jerri DeVard

Jerri L.
DeVard is the founder of The Black Executive CMO Alliance, founded in 2021.
Current jobs include Director at The Dow Chemical Co., Independent Director at Under Armour, Inc. since 2017, Independent Director at Root, Inc. since 2020, Director at Root Insurance Co. since 2020, Independent Director at Dow, Inc. since 2022, and Trustee at Baptist Health South Florida, Inc. Former jobs include Vice Chairman-Trustee Board at Spelman College from 2005 to 2014, Director at Tommy Hilfiger Corp.
in 2006, Director at The Terminix Co. LLC from 2016 to 2018, Director at Belk, Inc. from 2010 to 2016, Director at Gurwitch Products LLC from 2009 to 2011, Director-Sales & Marketing at Minnesota Vikings Football Club LLC, Director at The Advertising Council, Inc., Director at Association of National Advertisers, Inc. in 2015, Independent Director at Terminix Global Holdings, Inc. from 2016 to 2018, Director at Global Holdings, Inc., Independent Director at Focus Impact Acquisition Corp.
from 2021 to 2022, Independent Director at Cars.com, Inc. from 2017 to 2026, SVP-Marketing Communications & Brand Management at Verizon Communications, Inc. from 2003 to 2007, Chief Marketing Officer & Executive VP-Marketing at Nokia Oyj from 2011 to 2012, Chief Customer Officer & Executive Vice President at Office Depot LLC from 2017 to 2020, Vice President-Marketing at Revlon Group Holdings LLC from 1996 to 1998, Chief Marketing Officer-eConsumer Division at Citigroup, Inc. from 1998 to 2003, Chief Marketing Officer at Citibank N.A. from 1998 to 2003, Principal at DeVard Marketing Group LLC from 2012 to 2014, Vice President at Caesars Holdings, Inc., Chief Customer Officer & Executive Vice President at The Depot, Inc. from 2017 to 2020, and Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice President at The ADT Security Corp.
from 2014 to 2016.
Education includes undergraduate degree from Spelman College and MBA from Clark Atlanta University School of Business Administration.