10 Facts About Cindy Gallop

Cindy Gallop was born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, and grew up in Brunei.

Cindy Gallop's father is English and her mother Malaysian Chinese, from Alor Star in Kedah.

Cindy Gallop studied English literature at Somerville College, Oxford University, receiving an MA in English language and literature, followed by an MA from Warwick University in theatre of the European Renaissance.

Cindy Gallop worked as a theatre publicist and marketer in England for several years before switching careers to advertising.

Cindy Gallop joined the London office of British advertising firm Bartle Bogle Hegarty in 1989 and was responsible for large accounts like Coca-Cola, Ray-Ban, and Polaroid.

Cindy Gallop founded the US branch of BBH in 1998 and served as chair of the board.

In 2003, Cindy Gallop won the Advertising Woman of the Year award from Advertising Women of New York.

Cindy Gallop founded her own brand and business innovation consultancy, Cindy Gallop LLC, in 2006.

Cindy Gallop later published a TED book, Make Love Not Porn: Technology's Hardcore Impact on Human Behavior.

Cindy Gallop is a professional public speaker in the areas of advertising, branding, and business strategy and has spoken at TED, SXSW, the Association of National Advertisers conference, Web 2.0, ad:tech, and other conferences.