Linda Yaccarino

Linda Yaccarino took on one of the most thankless jobs in tech, and whatever you think of the outcome, you cannot say she lacked nerve. Her track record at NBCUniversal was genuinely impressive; she was the rare ad-sales chief who could command a room of skeptical brands and make them buy in. Stepping into the chief executive role at X, with an unpredictable owner constantly stealing the spotlight, was always going to be a near-impossible balancing act. I find her career a fascinating study in the limits of executive authority, because a CEO whose boss tweets over every decision is fighting with one hand tied. Bold move, brutal arena.

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Linda Yaccarino (born 1963) is an American media and advertising executive. She spent years as a senior advertising leader at NBCUniversal, where she ran the company's global advertising and partnerships business, before becoming chief executive officer of X (formerly Twitter) in 2023 under owner Elon Musk. She is a Pennsylvania State University graduate from Long Island, New York.

Name (English)

Linda Yaccarino

Name (Japanese)

リンダ・ヤッカリーノ

Reading

りんだ・やっかりーの

Born

October 24, 1963 (age 63)

Origin

Long Island, New York, United States

Occupation

Chief executive officer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rabbit

University

Pennsylvania State University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda%20Yaccarino
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A4%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8E
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Tags

• From New York
• Chief executive officer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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