Jenn Szekely

Jenn leads Coley Porter Bell’s US business, based in New York and is a member of the Coley Porter Bell Board. She brings over 20 years of B2C and B2B branding and marketing experience across a variety of industries, including retail, technology, hospitality, FMCG, nonprofit, manufacturing and healthcare.

Prior to joining Coley Porter Bell, Jenn was Executive Director, Marketing & New Business for FutureBrand where she led the marketing and new business team in North America. As part of her role, she helped expand the business to the West Coast and worked with clients such as Cisco, Peloton, Honeywell, Tupperware, Hard Rock International, Microsoft and Forever 21.

Previously, Jenn was Senior Vice President at Siegel+Gale, working in both New York and London with clients such as PepsiCo, Target, Carter’s, J.Crew, Choice Hotels, Procter & Gamble, Sony, and Seamless GrubHub. A highlight of her time at Siegel+Gale was working on the branding of Jeff Bezos’ aerospace company, Blue Origin, where she had the opportunity to work with the Bezos family and learn about the amazing world of space travel.

Jenn’s experience spans a variety of strategic and creative initiatives, from brand strategy, brand architecture and naming to creative executions including, visual identity, packaging, digital and trade show experience to hotel and retail interior design.

Jenn has been a judge at the North American Transform Awards and before her career in branding, she ran her own company, which included two retail stores in Boston, Massachusetts, specializing in fashion, art, antiques and design that won numerous awards and received critical acclaim in national newspapers, magazines, books and television.