MATRIX 2025 HONOREE: Leslie Berland

Leslie Berland is the Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Verizon, overseeing a l aspects of Verizon’s global brand and marketing strategy, including brand identity, marketing activation and creative, marketing effectiveness, consumer insights, media and strategic partnerships. Leslie has over two decades of strategic and creative marketing expertise, transforming world-class brands such as Peloton, Twitter and American Express.

MATRIX 2025 HONOREE: Nkechi Okoro Carroll

Nkechi Okoro Carroll is the Creator, Executive Producer and Showrunner of the NBC drama series “Found” and Executive Producer and Showrunner of CW/Netflix drama “All American.” Dedicated to telling stories with a purpose, in