Liz Blacker

EVP
Strategy & Business Development
Sabio, Inc

Picture of Liz BlackerLiz Blacker is a sought after business executive and thought leader in the global and multicultural marketing world.  She started her career at The Wall Street Journal launching in international markets and quickly became a digital trailblazer, launching Yahoo's Hispanic division. She has led and supported innovative business launches at iHeartMedia, Telefonica, impreMedia and TelevisaUnivision.  Most recently she has been advising early stage tech starts ups at the conversion of tech, entertainment and content. While at One Economy, a global non-profit, she oversaw marketing, PR, content and strategic partners while working with NBC Telemundo, The Allstate Foundation, The Gates Foundation, and The Pew Internet American Life Project. Under her tenure, One Economy won its 1st Webby Award for its bi-lingual Katrina Help Center. She also co-led the high-level project to create a Public Internet Channel with w/Co-chairs President Barack Obama (then Senator) + Senator John McCain.

In her spare time, Liz is an Advisor for The Parent Resource Center, a mentor/advocate for the Latin community and lives with her husband and 17-year-old son in Port Washington NY.  Liz holds a BA in Communications from Muhlenberg College, studied Film at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and holds a certificate in British Lit, Creative Writing + Political Science from Oxford University.  She also received an Executive Business Certificate from Stanford University and Yale University and was named a “Woman to Watch” by Ad Age Magazine.

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