Hayley Nelson has spent three decades at the intersection of media and technology, brand innovation and storytelling—building award-winning teams at Logitech, Salesforce, Airbnb, Wired Magazine and The New York Times. Today, she partners with media and marketing leaders to build new experiences, and to embrace the potential of AI disruption with intention. Her work focuses on shifting mindsets to find new ways of storytelling and connecting with audiences.

Beyond her executive roles, Hayley teaches marketing innovation at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, for the Integrated Marketing and Communications program. She is a frequent visiting lecturer on topics related to technology, culture and innovation. Passionate about the role of media in society, Hayley serves as the vice president of the board of directors for the Geneva-based publication, The New Humanitarian and and is an active advisor to media entrepreneurs.

Hayley has spent the last decade developing career and leadership programming for HiPower, an invite-only, executive women’s network. Through HiPower and her 1-1 mentoring practice, Hayley is a force for women’s leadership in the workplace and the world.

Nelson holds degrees from the Wharton School (MBA), Johns Hopkins University (MA in International Affairs), and Northwestern University (BA, History). She resides with her partner and two teenage children just north of San Francisco.