Linda Cornelius
Sr. Partner, Managing Director
Ogilvy & Mather
Linda’s leadership experience as a branding professional spans a significant range of top-100 brands, including financial services, telecommunications, packaged goods, and pharmaceuticals. At Siegel & Gale New York, Linda has led brand strategy engagements on behalf of such clients as the United States Air Force, Medtronic, Oxford Health, Girl Scouts of the USA, Bayer Corporation, Standard & Poor’s, CNBC, and Johnson & Johnson.
Prior to joining Siegel & Gale New York, Linda was a senior partner and executive group director at Ogilvy & Mather Advertising, where she held a variety of account management positions in her 18 years with the agency. Linda managed the GTE corporate and wireless accounts, oversaw the launch of Tagamet HB over-the-counter for SmithKline Beecham, and led NYNEX’s corporate and consumer products integrated advertising and direct marketing campaigns.
Earlier in her career at O&M, Linda managed major campaigns for a range of clients, including American Express, Campbell’s Soup, Unilever, Ciba-Geigy, Hallmark Cards, General Foods, and CBS News and Entertainment Divisions.
In 1995, Linda was inducted into the YWCA Academy of Woman Achievers. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Children for Children Foundation of New York City.
Linda received an M.B.A. from The Wharton School and a B.A. with honors from the University of Pennsylvania.