Ann Barlow
As a partner and president of Peppercom's west coast operations, Ann is responsible for helping to set agency direction, grow the business, create new offerings, service clients and manage teams. In 2005 she led the founding of GreenPepper, Peppercom's environmental sustainability offering. She has authored numerous articles and spoken at a variety of conferences on environmental and digital communications.
Over the past two decades, Ann has counseled executives at companies ranging from start-ups to the likes of GE, Tyco, Panasonic, Sony and Procter & Gamble on branding and re-branding, corporate reputation and issues-related campaigns targeted to consumers, business and government. In 2005, she moved from New York to San Francisco to help the agency grow its west coast business. Before joining Peppercom 10 years ago, she led the New York office of Interpublic Group-owned Mindstorm Communications. There, she oversaw operations, client services for companies such as Sony and Cablevision, as well as new business development and a staff of 50.
Ann is president of the board for the Professional BusinessWomen of California, a 25,000-member nonprofit organization dedicated to helping women advance professionally. She was recently named one of the Bay Area’s Most Influential Women by the San Francisco Business Times. She’s a graduate of the University of Illinois.
Ann lives in San Ramon, Calif., with her husband, two teenage children and two spoiled beagles.
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