Andrea Zulfer Gibbs

Andrea has nearly 25 years of international product marketing and marketing communications experience with a broad range of companies in the manufacturing, service, and non-profit sectors. Her specific skills in strategic planning, training, brand management, marketing communications and speaking have benefited companies like Honeywell, Danaher, the University of Illinois and the Alzheimer's Association of America. In management, she has a broad experience base having led marketing teams in both the United States and Europe.

As a professional speaker, Andrea brings enthusiasm and purpose to her speeches and keynotes. She draws from a wide variety of her experiences living both in the US and abroad and her motivational topics include the power of face-to-face communication, the necessity of communicating your story, the value of your personal reputation, and accountability in leadership. She has been tapped by both educational and private institutions to bring her enthusiastic messages to their meetings.

Andrea was awarded an MBA from American Graduate School of International Management, Glendale, Arizona, and a bachelor's in Government/Economics from Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts. She has been on several boards serving in both the planning and finance functions and is currently a board member at the Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center in Rockford, Illinois.