The AMA 4 Under 40 Emerging Leaders Award honors individuals who have already made significant contributions to the field of marketing and its sub-fields and have demonstrated leadership and continuing service. Meet the 2024 4 Under 40 Emerging Leaders Award Recipients!
Nominations for the 2025 award will open in the spring!
Watch this video to learn how this award helps connect leaders in the industry:
Eligibility
Candidates who meet the following criteria are eligible for the award:
- Have consistently demonstrated a commitment to their industry, and the advancement of Marketing in general or any sub-field (e.g., advertising; analytics; brand; channels; digital; insights; etc.).
- Are passionate leaders who have a high potential for collaboration and success, including leading by example, mentoring, transferring knowledge, taking a risk to achieve a desired outcome and motivating others.
- Are under 40 years of age at time of nomination
History
The AMA 4 under 40 Emerging Leaders Award was established by the AMA Foundation to highlight and celebrate young marketing leaders who are impacting the marketing profession today and who have the potential to shape the future of the industry.
AMA Foundation
The philanthropic arm of the AMA, the AMA Foundation champions individual marketers who are making an impact in our profession and community. We recognize marketing visionaries who have elevated the field, and we support the next generation of marketers who will transform the profession.
2024 Winners
Stephan Brown, Digital Marketing and Creator Management Expert
James Gutteridge, Manager of Paid Marketing, Analytics and Systems at the University of Victoria
Dan King, Area Business Manager at PolyNovo
Nandini Nandakumar, Global Marketing Director, Smirnoff, Diageo at Diageo North America
Past Winners
Drew Brucker, Marketing Executive & AI Consultant
Vannesia Darby, Digital Marketing Manager, Shondaland and CEO, MOXIE Nashville
Lauren Heath, Marketing Director, Informa Engage
Rui Yang, Marketing Strategy Lead, Novartis and Adjunct Professor of Marketing, Stern School of Business, New York University
Allie Dicken, Director, Brand and Influencer Marketing, San Francisco 49ers
Danilo Tauro, Product Leader for CTV AdTech, Amazon Advertising
Dustin York, Associate Professor and Consultant, Maryville University
Julia Low, Brand Marketing Director, Tropicana Brands Group
2021
Chris Bellinger, Vice President, Creative & Digital, Frito-Lay North America
Zach Harris, Vice President of Marketing, Water Portfolio, PepsiCo Beverages North America
Lindsey Hefta, Marketing Director, Dakota Community Bank and Trust
Arianna Orpello, Senior VP, Head of Brand, Channel, Community and Field, TD Bank
2020
Shay Berman, Founder & President, Digital Resource
Nick Graham, Vice President, Insights and Analytics, PepsiCo Beverages North America
Tifair Hamed, VP of Marketing & Strategic Partnerships, AGB Innovative Security Solutions
Megan Lau, Director of Research, Microsoft
2019
Mary Owusu, Assistant Professor of Marketing & Information Systems and director of the Integrated Marketing Communications Center
Pranav Yadav, Founder and CEO, Neuro-Insight
Erik Huberman, Founder and CEO, Hawke Media
Carolyn Tisch Blodgett, Strategic Advisor, CTB Advisory
2018
Andrew Malcolm, CMO, Evernote
Bobby Singh, Senior Vice President and Head of Digital, BET Networks
Liliana Ciurlino, Privacy and Security Communications Manager, LoanDepor
Chris Smith, Co-Founder, Curaytor
2017
Gareth Davies, Co-founder and CEO, Adbrain
Dionisios “Dio” Favatas, Managing Director of Digital Marketing, Truth Initiative
Andrew Modlin, COO and Co-Founder, MedMen
Mona Dessouki, Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
2016
Omar Abdala, Chief Data Scientist, Lotame
Barbara Martin Coppola, Chief Marketing Officer, Grubhub
Brad Messinger, Senior Vice President of Client Service & Marketing, Rise Interactive
Carrie Montagna, Senior Marketing Manager, McKesson
2015
Jeff Green, Founder and CEO, The Trade Desk
Edward Jenkins, Chief Communications Officer, Center for Infectious Disease Research
Elyse Meyer, Founder & Marketing Consultant, Prism Global Marketing Solutions
Mike Seiman, CEO & Chairman, CPXi
2014
Louis Cohen, SVP – Head of Search, Affiliate Marketing & Lead Generation, Citi
Kip Havel, VP, Communications and Content Marketing, Aflac
Andrew Reid, President, Founder, and Chief Product Officer, Vision Critical
Andres Zapata, EVP, Strategy, idfive, LLC
2013
Elea Feit, Executive Director, Wharton Customer Analytics Initiative, University of Pennsylvania
Dan Foreman, President, ESOMAR and CME, Lumi Mobile
Claudia Perlich, Chief Scientist, Media6Degrees
Natasha Stevens, VP, Digital Market Intelligence at GfK Custom Research North America
2012
Phil Berry, President, Jibunu
Tom Ewing, Digital Culture Officer, BrainJuicer
Melissa Hobley, Chief Marketing Officer, Buyology
Alec Maki, Vice President, BehaviorLens business of InsightsNow
2011
Amanda Durkee, Partner and Senior Research Consultant, Zanthus
Martijn van Kesteren, Manager of Consumer/Shopper Insights, Unilever Benelux
Pravin Shekar, Kreator-in-Chief, Krea
Orlando Wood, Managing Director, BranJuicer Labs
2010
Tom Anderson, Founder and Managing Partner, Anderson Analytics
Tom De Ruyck, Senior R&D Manager, InSites Consulting
Nick Harrington, Principal Scientist, Procter & Gamble
Kristin Luck, President & CMO, Decipher
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