Gabrielle Gambrell
Award-winning Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Gabrielle Gambrell is a communications, branding, and media expert.
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Gabrielle Gambrell
FOUNDER, CONSULTANT & MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS EXPERT
ThePRNet Most Influential | COLOR’s POWER 40Under40 | AWNewYork 2023 Future is Female | PRNEWS Top in PR | PRWeek Hall of Femme | ALUM Amazon, DisneyABC, Paramount CBS Corporation, Comcast NBCUniversal
Communications, branding and media expert Gabrielle Gambrell is currently serving industry leading and award-winning sports, media, entertainment, consumer, technology and lifestyle brands, as well as talent and influencers. She made history as the Chief Communications Officer of Hachette Book Group (HBG) by being the first Black woman and youngest person to hold the role at a Big Five publishing house. She was also the first millennial to serve the Company’s Executive Management Board. Gabrielle was named HBG’s inaugural Chief Communications Officer in the company's 200-year history.
At Amazon, Gabrielle was Head of Communications, Inclusive and Employee Experiences, and Technology. She was also the first Black woman since Barnard College of Columbia University’s founding in 1889 to serve as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer. Barnard remains the most selective institution in the U.S. devoted to empowering extraordinary women.
Executing sophisticated, robust and ambitious marketing communications tactics to promote and increase visibility and support strategic goals are Gabrielle’s baseline strengths. She’s led award-winning marketing, internal and external communications, events, and multimedia storytelling via digital, print, video, editorial and creative design teams. Gabrielle has led triumphant media relations and strategic crisis, news and issues communications.
Gabrielle’s a champion for diversity, equity and inclusion. Prior to Barnard, she was worldwide Director of Communications and Public Relations at FCB Global (Interpublic Group - IPG), an advertising agency with offices in over 80 countries. She led worldwide partnerships to change consumer behavior to the benefit of its clients, staff and society. Prior to FCB, Gabrielle was Director of Communications for NBCUniversal in support of the corporation’s diversity and inclusion initiatives. While at NBCUniversal, she advised NBCUniversal’s Young Professionals Network, which cultivates early-in-career employees. Before working for NBCUniversal, Gabrielle was Manager of Communications for CBS Corporation and a charter member of CBS’ first diversity council.
Gabrielle is a Columbia University and NYU professor teaching courses in integrated marketing, digital and social media, media relations, corporate communications and more. She’s a speaker and authority on diversity, equity and inclusion and career development. An honors graduate of Iona College (M.A., Sports & Entertainment Public Relations and B.A., Television, Video Production & Film), Gabrielle received their Rising Star Award in 2018 for early-career achievements. She’s been named to PRNEWS' 2020 list of Top Women in PR and PRWeek’s 2019 Hall of Femme as a Woman To Watch. Originally from Los Angeles, she now resides in New York with her husband, son and daughter.
Sheinelle Jones, Emmy-Award winning NBC News and Today Show anchor, and Co-host of Today with Jenna & Sheinelle, credits Gift of Gab with helping elevate her brand, as well as secure meaningful media exposure across platforms. “Gabrielle has helped me TREMENDOUSLY in my career over the years,” said Jones, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Through Mom’s Eyes: Simple Wisdom From Mothers Who Raised Extraordinary Humans. “Her connections to media outlets across platforms and audiences is unmatched. Whether it’s a popular podcast, broadcast, magazine or digital platform—she has helped me lock in many interviews and secure events. Some people just ‘get’ what it takes to secure publicity; she gets it.”
“The Gift of Gab team has been a tremendous resource for me. The niche cross-expertise of DEI, marketing, and strategic communication serves as a relevant, and reliable sounding board on pressing issues. I trust Gabrielle and her team to increase awareness of imperative DEI programming and initiatives with in-touch, inclusive, and authentic counsel.”
— Ramcess Jean-Louis, Global Chief Diversity Equity and Inclusion Officer, Pfizer
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