Latraviette D. Smith-Wilson is one of Corporate America’s most sought-after executives. She has 25 years of global experience helping some of the nation’s most well-known businesses succeed — building brands and reputations rooted in purpose, social impact, and inclusion. With a trademark drive and transformative mindset, her career has spanned journalism, marketing and communications, diversity & inclusion, and business strategy. Whether successfully navigating business environments including newsrooms, agencies, Fortune 100 companies, or entrepreneurial enterprises, she is a trusted leader, partner, and problem solver with an impressive track record of growing businesses and communities through innovative strategies and initiatives. Her accomplishments have been recognized by Black Enterprise (Next Generation Women of Power), Ebony (Women Up), Forbes (Black Women Leaders to Follow), ColorComm (Black Women in Communications Making History Now), and Café Mocha (Powerhouse Award/Outstanding Business Leadership), among others.
Latraviette Smith-Wilson is currently Chief Marketing and Equity Officer for Horizon Media, the largest media agency in the U.S. and the world’s largest independent. In this first-ever role, she leads a unified Marketing and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team charged with driving growth through principles of innovation, inclusion, belonging, and culture. She also serves on Horizon’s executive board and global task force and leads its marketing committee.