Briana Ferrigno

Social entrepreneur

Briana is passionate about building communities and companies that power positive change. With a background in public health and communications, Briana was on the founding team of McCann Global Health, a social impact agency within McCann Worldgroup that uses creative communications to address the world’s most intractable social challenges. As vice president of the agency, Briana works with governments, NGOs, and companies to build cross-cultural, multidisciplinary teams that apply the art and science of communication to incite social and behavioral change. She works with the likes of the United Nations, UNICEF, the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Johnson and Johnson, and AB InBev, to name a few. Briana is also the co-founder and co-CEO of Changemaker Chats, a global organization that equips and connects the next generation of female leaders. The organization hosts off-the-record, unfiltered, real time and real talk "chats" with the world's most powerful women across 10 cities. Changemaker Chats continues to expand to new cities and build new offerings that support women in their personal and professional lives. Briana holds a master’s in public health and a master’s of science in strategic communications from Columbia University. She earned her bachelor of arts in communications at The George Washington University. When she is not being inspired by thinkers, artists, and travel, you can find her spending time in her favorite place in the world - Central Park.

Community Organizing, Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Social and behavior change, Strategic communications, Writing