Marta L. Tellado
Marta L. Tellado is the president and CEO of Consumer Reports.[1][2]
Early life & education
[edit]Tellado was born in Cuba.[3] Tellado achieved a bachelor’s degree in 1981 from Fairleigh Dickinson University and an M.A. and Ph.D in political science from Yale University in 2002.[2][4]
Career
[edit]From 2004 to 2014, Tellado was vice president for global communications at the Ford Foundation.[2][5] Tellado became president and CEO of Consumer Reports in 2014.[2][6]
Academia
[edit]Tellado served as a trustee from 2013 to 2022 at Fairleigh Dickinson University. In 2022, Tellado was named a successor trustee at Yale University.[2][7][8]
In 2018, Tellado was the commencement speaker at Fairleigh Dickinson University.[9]
Author
[edit]In 2022, Tellado released a book: Buyer Aware: Harnessing Our Consumer Power for a Safe, Fair, and Transparent Marketplace.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Works, Fastco. "Keeping the public safe in the digital age".
- ^ a b c d e "Marta L. Tellado, B.A., '02 Ph.D." Yale University. 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ Blanco, Octavio (2016-01-12). "Consumer Reports CEO: Coming to the U.S. was her biggest break". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ "Consumer Reports names new president/CEO".
- ^ "Ford Foundation Executive to Lead Consumer Reports". New York Times.
- ^ Nunez, Vivian. "The CEO Of Consumer Reports Is A Latina On A Mission To Even The Information Playing Field". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ Shelton, Jim (2022-01-24). "Yale names Maurie McInnis and Marta Lourdes Tellado successor trustees". YaleNews. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ Mousavizadeh, Philip (2022-02-11). "Yale's newest trustees share vision for a post-COVID University". Yale Daily News. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ Burrow, Megan. "FDU graduates nearly 3,000 at 75th commencement ceremony". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ Tellado, Marta. "Buyer Aware: Harnessing Our Consumer Power for a Safe, Fair, and Transparent Marketplace". Next Big Idea Club. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
