Linda Gharib
Adj Lecturer
Zicklin School of Business
Department: Allen Aaronson Dept of Mkt/IB
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Email Address: linda.gharib@baruch.cuny.edu
- Biography
- Teaching
- Grants
- Honors and Awards
- Service
Linda Gharib is a Director of Brand & Communications at Wolters Kluwer, a global expert solutions technology company. Gharib also serves as the communications advisor for the company’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Steering Committee and Sustainability Governance Board. Before Wolters Kluwer, Gharib spent five years at Citigroup in several marketing leadership roles, including Senior Vice President of Global Digital Marketing. Prior to joining Citigroup, Gharib spent five years at Microsoft in digital media roles partnering with Fortune 100 brands, including Bank of America, Proctor & Gamble, Kraft, Macy’s, Delta Airlines, and Lowe’s and their agencies.
For over a decade, alongside her corporate career, Gharib has been coaching and developing the next generation of marketing and communications leaders. She serves as an adjunct professor at Baruch College and Wake Forest University and has taught executive education courses in Singapore and Taiwan. Gharib also plays an active role volunteering on the National Advertising Review Board and the New York Women In Communications Board of Directors.
Gharib has been honored by many organizations for her work, including SheRunsIt & Working Mother Magazine’s Advertising Working Mother of the Year Award, the Journal of Financial Marketing Financial Marketing Award, and Direct Marketing Association’s Rising Star Award.
Gharib earned a MBA in Marketing Management from Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business in New York. She also studied International Marketing at Thunderbird School of Global Management in Zurich and holds a BA in English and Media Studies from Hunter College in New York.
Education
M.B.A., Marketing, Baruch College
B.A., English and Media Studies, Hunter College
| Honor / Award | Organization Sponsor | Date Received | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rising Star Award Winner | Direct Marketing Educational Foundation | 2012 | |
| Beta Gamma Sigma | Baruch College | 2007 | |
| C.V. Starr Scholarship | Thunderbird - School of Global Management | 2006 | Study abroad: international marketing |
Professional
| Organization | Position Role | Organization State | Organization Country | Start Date | End Date | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMO Council & 212 NY's Advertising Interactive Club | Board member | Present |