Brand Advisory Board
The Content Council Brand Advisory Board is a group of seasoned and innovative brand marketers. Their aim is to help our members understand what brands need to succeed and how to effectively
measure results in content marketing.
Brand Advisory Board Chair
Ryan Petersen
Senior Manager, Content Marketing, CDW
Ryan believes in the power of storytelling and the value it brings to brands. Over the past 14 years, he’s used this philosophy to lead the strategy and
integration of an award-winning multimedia, Read more>>
Immediate Past Brand Advisory Board Chair
John von Brachel
SVP, Content Marketing Executive, Bank of America
Prior to joining Bank of America, John was a Group Managing Editor at Time Inc., where he oversaw the development of a number of custom content
programs. Read more>>
Orestes Alvarez
Manager, B2B Go To Market | Verizon Enterprise Solutions, Verizon
Orestes Alvarez has 16 years of experience in the wireless industry within key business functions such as Marketing, Sales Operations, Training, IT, B2B Government Sales, and
GTM. Read more>>
Jill Davis
Senior Vice President, Corporate Partnerships, Share Our Strength
Jill Davis serves as the Senior Vice President of Corporate Partnerships at Share Our Strength, a national nonprofit that is ending childhood hunger in America through the
No Kid Hungry campaign. Read more>>
Ellen Gerstein
Director, Digital Content, Pfizer
Ellen Gerstein leads above-brand digital and social content strategy as a part of Pfizer's Global Media Relations and Digital Communications team. Read more>>
Matt Herr
North America Content Marketing Director at IBM
Matt is a marketer dedicated to discovering creative ways to achieve business objectives. He loves that the connectivity and specificity of technology allows marketers to find great insights
and take immediate action. Read more>>
Tomas Kellner
Editor-in-Chief, GE
Tomas Kellner is a writer, editor, reporter Specialties: Reporting, writing, storytelling, editing, data gathering, public record review and analysis, financial research and
investigations, M&A and litigation support. Read more>>
Stephanie Losee, Head of Content, Visa
Her previous two roles were head of brand content at POLITICO, where she launched their custom content studio, and Managing Editor of Dell, where she directed
Dell’s editorial content strategy. Read more>>
Natalie Widdowson, Head of Content Marketing, Individual Investors, T. Rowe Price
Natalie has been developing strategic direct marketing programs that drive customer action for the past 25 years and, for 15 of those years, leading content
marketing programs—long before content was a buzzword. Read more>>
Brad Young
Vice President, Digital Content Strategy, Prudential Financial
Brad Young is proud of his record as a thoughtful, creative, industrious and articulate communications
and marketing expert. Read more>>