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Anne Erhard

Senior Director

Anne is a strategic advisor with more than 20 years of experience helping companies harness purpose, sustainability and social impact to strengthen reputation, build trust and drive business value. She partners with companies, foundations and brands to define and activate positions on the issues that matter most—creating measurable impact for business and society.


Prior to joining CCOP, Anne spent more than a decade as Executive Vice President in Edelman's Social Impact & Sustainability practice, advising executive leadership and cross-functional teams across healthcare, financial services, insurance, retail, transportation and professional services. Her work spanned purpose strategy, corporate reputation, integrated campaigns, ESG communications and reporting, employee engagement, corporate philanthropy/community investment, nonprofit partnerships and thought-leadership.


Previously, Anne served as SVP and NA Director of MSLGROUP's Corporate & Brand Citizenship Practice and as VP of Cause Branding & Nonprofit Marketing at Cone Communications.


Anne has advised organizations including Planet Fitness, TJX brands (TJ Maxx and HomeGoods), the TJX Foundation, CSX, PwC, Republic Services, Kellogg Company and the American Heart Association, leading the development of award-winning purpose platforms, signature initiatives and storytelling initiatives that continue to create lasting impact. Her work has earned recognition from the Reuters Sustainability Awards, PRWeek Campaign of the Year, Engage for Good Halo Awards, PRNEWS Impact Awards and the Anthem Awards.


A frequent speaker, Anne has shared insights at Engage for Good, Aspen First Movers, Taproot Foundation, Go Fund Me, B:Civic and more. She is also co-author of Breakthrough Nonprofit Branding and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown University.


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