Gail Galuppo, a +30-year Operating Executive, Board Director, Board Advisor and former CMO at Aflac and SVP Global Strategy and Marketing at Hewlett Packard has joined the firm as a Strategic Advisor and Managing Partner.
Gail Galuppo
Gail Galuppo joins Carpe Diem Global Partners as an Advisor and Managing Partner with over 30 years of global Marketing and Product Management leadership experience with prestigious Fortune 500 companies and Private Equity backed organizations. During her career, she covered 200 countries and multiple industries such as Technology, SaaS, Education, Retail, Insurance, Payments, Financial Services, and Consumer Banking.

Ms. Galuppo has held multiple Chief Marketing Officer positions at companies such as Aflac Insurance, KinderCare Education, Hewlett Packard, Western Union, and Standard Chartered Bank. She co-founded SaaS gamified training company, BankersLab, Inc., serves as strategic advisor to several startups, and recently founded Go-To-CMO, a digital mentoring site for young marketing professionals.

Prior to this, Gail held leadership positions at General Electric and Discover Card in the marketing and product management areas. Over the course of her career, she has contributed greatly to driving billions of dollars in incremental revenue, profits and share price gains.

“We are thrilled to bring Gail’s strategic capability and operating experience to the firm to help us scale effectively and partner with our clients on their most complex leadership initiatives”, said Jeff DeFazio Managing Partner and Founder.

Gail has decades of experience working closely with CEOs and boards as an expert in business strategy, innovation, digital transformation, consumer experience, product development, branding, go-to-marketing planning, talent development, and global expansion.

“The demands on leaders are greater than ever because of how work and business have changed in the past two years. I am thrilled to join Jeff and the Carpe Diem team, as the firm continues to drive a new transformational experience for both clients and candidates delivering measurable results and outcomes. As a former client and candidate, there’s a clear market need for change”, said Galuppo.

Gail earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Western Illinois University, is Six Sigma certified and has submitted 11 patents to the USPTO for unique product and marketing designs. She will be working out of the firm’s Florida offices.

Carpe Diem Partners

Carpe Diem Global Partners is a consultancy intent on reimagining the conventional approach to Talent Acquisition and Management. The firm is focused on executive talent: Board Members, Chief Executives, CXOs, Presidents and their direct reports. Carpe Diem Global Partners advises multiple Fortune 100, Private and Investor-backed companies on leadership imperatives. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA with global presence and experience in all regions. For more information, contact us at info@carpediempartners.com.