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Christa Carone

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Christa Carone serves as Managing Director, Chief Marketing & Communication Officer at LPL Financial, where she leads the firm's marketing and communications strategy. Prior to joining LPL Financial, she held senior leadership roles at Publicis Media (Starcom MediaVest Group), including President of the Audience Platform and Chief Marketing Officer, building deep expertise in data-driven media and audience strategy.

Last updated Jun 11, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment

Role
Managing Director, Chief Marketing & Communication Officer
Company
LPL Financial
Based
San Diego, California, United States
Connections
1
Years in industry
15 years

Bio

Christa Carone serves as Managing Director, Chief Marketing & Communication Officer at LPL Financial, where she leads the firm's marketing and communications strategy. Prior to joining LPL Financial, she held senior leadership roles at Publicis Media (Starcom MediaVest Group), including President of the Audience Platform and Chief Marketing Officer, building deep expertise in data-driven media and audience strategy.

Career

  • President, Audience Platform

    Starcom MediaVest Group (Publicis Media) · approx. 2015-2024

  • Chief Marketing Officer

    Starcom MediaVest Group (Publicis Media) · approx. 2013-2015

  • Chief Marketing Officer

    Xerox · approx. 2010-2013

Expertise & education

Expertise

Data-Driven Media StrategyAudience TargetingBrand MarketingMarketing CommunicationsProgrammatic AdvertisingMedia Planning and BuyingCorporate CommunicationsFinancial Services Marketing

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree, Syracuse University

Speaking topics

Data-Driven Marketing and Audience StrategyBrand Building in Financial ServicesMarketing Leadership and Organizational TransformationThe Future of Media and Communications

Recognition

Notable achievements

  • Appointed Managing Director, Chief Marketing & Communication Officer at LPL Financial in 2024, overseeing marketing and communications for one of the largest independent broker-dealers in the U.S.
  • Led the Audience Platform at Starcom MediaVest Group, pioneering data-driven audience strategy at scale within one of the world's largest media agency networks
  • Served as CMO at Xerox, driving brand transformation and marketing modernization for a global technology and services company

Awards

Advertising Age Women to Watch