(Season 8 is in partnership with ADCOLOR. ADCOLOR champions diversity and inclusion in creative industries)
Danielle E. Wilburn is a Director of Program Management at Meta, leading brand excellence and infusing technology and innovation across the portfolio of brands with over 3.45B users. She sets an environment for fearless creativity to thrive by bringing cultural insights, strategic and operational rigor and motivational momentum. With every initiative, she navigates a multi-functional marketing organization, influences decision-makers, and aligns stakeholders across the company. Prior to switching over to tech, Danielle worked at advertising agencies FCB, Leo Burnett, and Ogilvy & Mather, which all contributed to her becoming an impactful team leader and creative marketer across a range of industries. She has a proven track record of building brands and relationships that drive business growth for Fortune 500 companies including The Boeing Company, Unilever, Kraft-Heinz, Burger King, and Whirlpool Corporation.
Danielle's recognition of the power of diversity has propelled her to be a change maker. Her sphere of influence spans beyond marketing to impact companies’ culture at large. She has influenced many organizations to be anchored in inclusion, empathy, empowerment and solidarity. Danielle has been steadfast in her quest to ensure underrepresented people have a seat at the table to be decision-makers. She sparks honest conversation and creates programming to foster meaningful change around recruitment, hiring, and retention of people of color in the communications industry.
A natural born nurturer, Danielle lends her expertise as a mentor to anyone who asks and in some cases to those who don't. As an alum of the 4A’s Multicultural Advertising Internship Program (MAIP) and ADCOLOR FUTURES program, she is passionate about developing and giving back to young professionals. A testament to this was her receiving the Coalesce Chicago 2015 Champion of Growth award and the ADCOLOR 2019 Unsung Hero award.
Danielle completed her B.S. and MBA at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and currently resides in Atlanta, GA. When not working, you can find her on an island, sipping on whiskey gingers dancing to the beat.
