Chief Strategy Officer Harris Poll Thought Leadership & Future Trends Consultant, Speaker, Founding Member @ Chief
Libby Rodney is a strategic consultant, creative researcher, and global trend forecaster helping Fortune 100 brands and emerging start-ups uncover what’s next.
In the past five years Libby has has traveled to over 36 cities, across 6 continents to identify rising consumer expectations, emerging desires, and shifting mindset that are impacting everything from the boardroom to the bedroom.
Her work/research has been featured on the stages of Davos, Cannes, SxSW and CES.
Work Experience
The Harris Poll
(Harris Insights & Analytics a Stagewell Company)
Chief Strategy Officer
Running the thought leadership and trends consulting practice at Harris. Emerging insights and ideas backed by data.
2017-Current
TGG & BAV
(WPP companies)
Chief Strategy Officer
Developed the idea and overall strategic impliminatation of one of Unilever’s key sustainable living brands, along with thought leadership work.
2015-17
Global Contractor
Global Trends Consultant
I spent 8 months traveling the world surfacing the next big trends in retail, experience and hospitality for leadership speeches, client workshops, and presentations.
2015
PureGrowth
Director Strategy & brand Consultant
CSO consultant on Time Warner Rebranding Project.
CSO consultant on UN World Peace Day Project.
2015
Barton F. Graf
Director Strategy & BRAND
Helped GoDaddy reposition themselves in the market around a ‘meaningful why’ and support the value story behind their IPO.
2014-15
Berlin Cameron (a WPP strategy firm)
Director CREATIVE Strategy & brand
Ran the creative strategy and planning practice/team across all of Berlin Cameron clients and projects.
2010-14
Razorfish
Senior Strategy Planner
Worked to pioneer the Account Planning practice at Razorfish surfacing emerging trends and deep insights about consumers, brands and digital behaviors.
2005-10
BBDO
Global Comms COORDINATOR
International coordinator for MARS account.
2004-05
Citizen’s Leauge
FUNDRAISING/Comms COORDINATOR
Managed elements of communications, board meetings and fundraising efforts.
2002-03
I’ve Worked With
Education, Awards & Non-Profits
Chief
Founding Member
Chief is the vetted network dedicated to connecting and supporting women in leadership. Chief was designed to bring more women into positions of power and keep them there.
2019-current
Hopeland
Strategic Advisor
Provide strategic consul and brand support to help children and families globally stay together.
2015-current
Stream
WPP Digital award
Was chosen twice to attend WPP’s Stream, international digital bootcamp and conference.
NYU
B.A. International Politics
Honors Scholar/Magna Cum Laude
Founders’ Day Award
NYU Prauge