This Professor Uses Her Educational Expertise to Provide Clarity for Businesses

Denise Roberson is making TBWA\Chiat\Day history as its first chief purpose officer

a woman with short brown hair wearing a shirt that says hope, leaning against a purple wall

Roberson uses her expertise to mix her values into business practices. Courtesy of TBWA\Chiat\Day

July 13, 2020

Denise Roberson went into 2020 with a plan: She was going to make waves as TBWA\Chiat\Day Los Angeles’ first-ever chief purpose officer. But when the pandemic upended her plans, it was an opportunity to apply everything she’s learned in her career to teach companies the proper way to align their values with what’s going on in people’s lives.

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Tiffany Moustakas

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