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Podcast: The Ad Podcast
Episode: Preeti Nadgar - Chief Strategy Officer - Starcom
Description: Preeti Nadgar is a prominent media and communications strategy executive in the advertising industry. As of mid-2025, she serves as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) for the United States at Starcom (a Publicis Media agency), marking her third tenure with the company—she first joined in 2004, returned in 2012 (rising to VP level), and rejoined after time away at other agencies. Prior to this, she was CSO at EssenceMediacom (a GroupM agency), where she was recognized for her nearly 20 years of experience in creative and media agencies. She's described as a "comms planning OG" (original gangster), with a focus on data-centric st...