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Boards & Affiliations

Organizations

  • Plan International

  • WHAM!

  • Maven Project

  • DocuSign Advisory

  • Roosevelt University

  • The Chicago Network

  • The Economic Club of Chicago

  • Emory University

  • Committee of 200

  • Centene

  • HealthNet

  • Atlanta Convention Visitors Bureau

  • Sesame Workshop

  • A.G. Edwards

Lifetime Achievements

Honors & Awards

  • Women Extraordinaire Award

  • Women of Influence Award

  • Womenetics 2014 POW! Award

  • Skills to Succeed Luminary Award

  • 50 Most Powerful and Influential Executives, 2010

  • 50 Most Powerful and Influential Executives, 2011

  • 50 Most Powerful and Influential Executives, 2012

  • Four Freedoms Award

Publications

WHITE PAPERS

  • 2017 | Internal Policy Digest

    Encouraging ‘A Next Season’ for Global CEOs and Non-Profit Leaders

Education

  • Executive ManagEment Program

    Columbia University | New York, NY

  • Leadership Program

    Harvard Business School | Cambridge, MA

  • Bachelor of arts

    Georgia State University | Atlanta, GA

 

Professional Experience

A combination of academic, professional, and life experience has always made my work unique. Being slightly unconventional in these domains has allowed me to stand out — serving those willing and able to to push boundaries and redefine what 'success' means to them.

2017 - Present

Vicki Escarra LLC

Founder + Principal

Executive coaching, strategy consulting, and business development

2017 - Present

Boston Consulting Group

Senior Advisor

Strategic consulting, executive coaching, and business development.

2017 - Present

My Next Season

Senior Advisor

Strategic consulting and business development for first-to-market, high-touch leading consulting firm specializing in executive career change and retirement. Provide advising to senior-most clients for career transitions, not-for-profit engagements, and executive-on-loan endeavors.

2012 - 2017

Opportunity International

Global Chief Executive Officer

Led network of 20,000 staff and 30,000 donors to help 17 million clients in 22 countries work their way out of poverty, transform their lives, and strengthen their families and communities. Advanced the organization’s mission to end extreme poverty by 2030 by driving worldwide initiatives to create a long-term strategic plan, unite eight international offices under one global banner, rebrand the organization, streamline operations, and increase global fundraising to expand work around the world.

2006 - 2012

Feeding America

President and Chief Executive Officer

Led extensive reorganization and rebranding of the nation’s premier food bank/pantry network not-for-profit, from America’s Second Harvest to Feeding America. Increased donations 300% and doubled the population served by the organization establishing it at the 3rd largest not-for-profit in the nation. Established partnerships with Walmart, JP Morgan Chase, Kraft, Morgan Stanley, General Mills, and other leading companies, quadrupling revenue and helping to grow Feeding America to a $1.2B organization—making it America’s largest domestic hunger relief organization at the time.

2001 - 2004

Delta Airlines

Chief Marketing Officer

Served in senior leadership positions, including SVP of Airport Customer Service and EVP of Customer Service during a nearly 30-year career, rising to Chief Marketing Officer in 2001. As one of the highest-ranking women in the aviation industry at the time, oversaw $15B revenue and led workforce of 52,000.

1998 - 2001

Delta AirLines

Executive Vice President, Customer Service

Responsible for all aspects of customer service execution and delivery. Led a workforce of 52,000 including flight attendants, airport personnel and cargo operations and personnel.