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NY Chapter: New Year’s Networking Event

ANNOUNCING OUR FIRST EVENT FOR 2026!

We’re excited to kick off the new year with a P&G NYC Alumni “New Year’s Networking Event” in the private room at Dock’s Oyster Bar.

Join local alumni to connect with former colleagues and meet new friends.

When: Wednesday, January 14th. 2026, 06:00 – 8:00 PM.

Where: Dock’s Oyster Bar (633 3rd Avenue & 40th Street by Grand Central)

Cost:

$50 now

$55 after December 15th – buy your tickets now!

RSVP: To purchase tickets, go to:

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/pgnycalumni/1950126

Ticket prices include:

beer, wine, soda, etc.

heavy hors d’ouevres

as well as service and tax.

Note: Liquor/cocktails can be purchased independently if desired.

Tickets are subsized by the Chapter.

Your P&G NYC Alumni Board

NY Chapter “Product Drive”: Donate Tide, Pampers & Crest, etc. to City Harvest this November

Join us in donating popular P&G products to New Yorkers in need through this virtual product drive for City Harvest.

 

As you may know, City Harvest is New York City’s first and largest food rescue organization. This year, they will rescue more than 86 million pounds of perfectly good, nutritious food that would otherwise go to waste and delivers it for free to New Yorkers experiencing hunger. This work is more critical now than ever before. Visits to food pantries and soup kitchens in NYC are the highest on record as our neighbors face an ongoing affordability crisis, making it even harder to afford rent, food, and other essential expenses.

We have created an Amazon wish list you can order from between now and November 25th and send popular P&G products, such as Tide, Pampers and Crest, to City Harvest to be delivered to New Yorkers in need:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/24C3N5TPHOPX2/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_2

Note: We are restricting donations to products on this list to focus on categories and items we identified with City Harvest that individuals could most benefit from.

Thank you in advance for your support!

P&G NYC Alumni Board

NY Chapter: Zoom Webinar “7 Critical AI Questions (and Answers!) for Marketing Leaders” with Kellogg Prof Jim Lecinski

Lunch & Learn (Zoom) on Wed. November 12th at 12 PM – 1 PM ET

Building on the tradition of “lunch and learns” at P&G, we are having a Zoom talk on “7 Critical AI Questions (and Answers!) for Marketing Leaders” with Jim Lecinski, a Clinical Professor of Marketing at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

In this session Prof. Lecinski will lay out seven critical themes about AI that marketing leaders need to understand, master and implement in order to successfully lead the transformation to an AI-powered, AI-first modern marketing organization. He will provide important context, frameworks and examples to bring this to life for marketers, with special focus on a CPG marketer’s lens.

Professor Jim Lecinski is a Clinical Professor of Marketing at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management–the top ranked MBA program for Marketing–where he teaches popular courses on Marketing Strategy, Omnichannel Marketing, and AI in Marketing. He has won multiple prestigious teaching awards including Kellogg Professor of the Year.

Jim is a recognized expert, in­-demand consultant and keynote speaker with over 30+ years of marketing industry experience, including a notable twelve year career at Google, where he was Vice President of Customer Solutions for the Americas.

Jim’s seminal book about the new marketing model, “Winning the Zero Moment of Truth” known as “ZMOT” [pronounced Zee-Maht] has been read by over 300,000 marketers worldwide and his ZMOT concept is included in many marketing textbooks.

His latest project, “The AI Marketing Canvas: A Five Step AI Plan for Marketers” was first published by Stanford University Press in 2021 (pre-ChatGPT!) and has been named both a top AI book and a top business book. A new updated and revised Second Edition is forthcoming later this year and you can pre-order the book here.

New York Chapter: Fall Happy Hour

When: Wednesday, October 29th from 6-8 pm.

Where: Stout NYC — 60 East 41st Street, New York, NY 10017

(by Park Avenue, south of Grand Central)

Cost: Free (the club will provide hors d’ouevres and snacks, members can self pay bar tabs)

We’d like to invite you to join other P&G alumni within the city and commuters to connect for community and good cheer. We hope you will join us!

Special thanks to new Board Member David Zapata for organizing this event. Please send an email to David at zapata.d@outlook.com if you plan to attend for headcount purposes. On arrival, just ask the hostess and she will direct you to our section.

New York Chapter: From P&G to PE

Dear Fellow New York P&G Alumni,

Please Join Us for

From P&G to PE

When: Thursday, April 10 from 6-8 pm.

Where: 109 E 50th St., New York, NY 10022

Cost: $25 per person

We’d like to invite you to a panel discussion on “From P&G to PE” sharing perspectives from several P&G alumni about how Procter & Gamble framed their business worldview and contributed to their work in various roles in the private equity sector.

Panel:

Randall Beard – former GM, P&G, China (among other roles), now advisor to various portfolio companies

Karen Gordon – former ABM, now Managing Partner, L. Catterton

Jessica Knopp-Gwynne – former GM, FemCare, now Chief Revenue Officer at a PE-backed company

Moderated by James Black – former Brand Manager, now independent consultant advising PE firms & portcos

If you have any questions about the event, feel free to contact James Black at jeblack0621@gmail.com

This will be an engaging discussion and we hope you will join!

Special thanks to Board Members James Black and Randall Beard for organizing this event.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Your P&G Alumni Network New York Board

Richard Cacciato, Chair

Randall Beard

James Black

Yiannis Broustas

Virginia Cargill

David Diamond

Kevin Gass

Maury Hanigan

Bob Merold

Cynthia Round

Raquelle Zuzarte

Cannes 2025: Mimosas on the Croisette–Financial Resilience in the AI Era

SAVE THE DATE!

VaynerX is thrilled to welcome the P&G Alumni Network for a memorable 4th Annual Reunion during Cannes Lions 2025!

Join us at Chez Vayner for an energizing morning of reconnecting with fellow global P&G Alumni over a delicious breakfast. The morning will also feature an insightful panel discussion on Financial Resilience in the age of AI, with expert perspectives on how to drive profitable brand growth in today’s rapidly evolving landscape.

June 18, 2025

9:00 am-11:00 am

RSVP

New York Chapter: Join Us at Edward’s Restaurant for a Little Cincinnati Nostalgia

When: Tuesday, October 22 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm

Where: Edward’s Restaurant, 136 West Broadway, New York City  Google Maps link

It’s probably been a while since you’ve tasted Cincinnati’s culinary delicacies so we thought it would be fun to spend an evening together at Edward’s restaurant for a tasting of some of Cincy’s favorites:

  • Skyline Chili
  • Montgomery Inn Spare Ribs
  • LaRosa’s Pizza
  • and Graeter’s Ice Cream to top things off

Please RSVP here so we have a head count for the restaurant.

Cannes 2024 P&G Alumni Lunch

VaynerX invites the P&G Alumni Network for an insightful discussion on the  5 Key Personas driving the AI Marketing Revolution.

Join us for a delicious lunch aboard the VaynerX yacht and reconnect with P&G Alumni from all over the world!

June 19, 2024

12:00pm- 2:00pm

VaynerX Yacht, Jetée Albert Edouard, Port de Cannes

New York Chapter: Financial Skills for Marketers

Join us for the launch of Madison + Wall, a new learning experience for marketers interested in elevating their financial skills and making their CFO their biggest cheerleader. Our special guest is Cynthia Chu, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Growth Officer at AUDIBLE. Our first episode will feature two P&G ALUMS : NYU Prof George Benaroya, CFO in Private Equity and Raquelle Zuzarte, CMO, at Equity Project For All. Join us for a learning experience that brings together how marketing decisions are made and how to get your CFO on your side at every meeting and all the way to the boardroom.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:

CYNTHIA CHU is Audible’s Chief Financial and Growth Officer, leading marketing, corporate strategy, business development, global finance and accounting. She’s the former CFO of the USA Network and Oxygen Media at Comcast NBCUniversal. She began her career at GE’s Financial Management and Audit Program. Chu, holding a Six Sigma black belt, graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and lives in New York City with her family.

RAQUELLE ZUZARTE (P&G ALUM), Founder & CMO of Equity Project For All, excels in global brand strategy, with experience at Johnson & Johnson, P&G, Washington Post and Paramount/CBS. She co-authored the ANA Marketing Capabilities Playbook, instructs on Inclusive Marketing, and serves on the P&G Alumni Network Board. Zuzarte, with a Bachelor in Economics from the University of Sydney and an MBA from UNSW and Kellogg, is a recognized speaker & multi-award recipient.

GEORGE BENAROYA (P&G ALUM), a Global CFO with expertise in M&As and Business Transformation, also teaches an Executive Class at NYU. He has held high-ranking finance roles at major firms like P&G and Beiersdorf/Nivea, specializing in marketing finance and AI. Benaroya has lived in nine countries and visited all 193 countries in the world focusing on consumer understanding. He completed his MBA at The American University at the age of 21 with high honors on a full merit scholarship.