# Christa Carone

> Christa Carone is Managing Director and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at LPL Financial, the San Diego-based independent broker-dealer. Over nearly three decades she has run marketing and communications across an unusually wide spread of businesses - 17 years at Xerox where she became CMO, a communications leadership role at Fidelity Investments, agency operations at WPP's Group SJR, digital media at Group Nine Media, sports and entertainment at CSM North America, and adtech at Infillion, where she was president. She joined LPL in 2024 to unify a sprawling brand portfolio and market to financial advisors and their clients.

- **Role:** Managing Director, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at LPL Financial
- **Organizations:** LPL Financial, Infillion, CSM North America, Group Nine Media, Group SJR (WPP), Fidelity Investments, Xerox Corporation
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, Communications, State University of New York (SUNY) College at Geneseo
- **Known for:** Rose from communications manager to Chief Marketing Officer over a 17-year run at Xerox., Recognized among BtoB Magazine's best marketers of the year (2010, 2011)., Honored by Advertising Women of New York for innovative brand marketing (2011).

## Career timeline

- **1996** — Joins Xerox Corporation as a communications manager in manufacturing and supply chain.
- **2001** — Leads corporate public relations at Xerox.
- **2008** — Named Chief Marketing Officer of Xerox.
- **2013** — Moves to Fidelity Investments in an enterprise communications and brand leadership role.
- **2016** — Becomes COO of WPP's Group SJR and Managing Director of Colloquial.
- **2017** — Appointed President of Group Nine Media (Thrillist, NowThis, The Dodo, Seeker).
- **2019** — Named President of CSM North America (CSM Sport & Entertainment).
- **2021** — Named President of Infillion (true[X] + Gimbal).
- **2024** — Joins LPL Financial as EVP and Chief Marketing and Communication Officer; later Managing Director.

## Achievements

- Rose from communications manager to Chief Marketing Officer over a 17-year run at Xerox.
- Recognized among BtoB Magazine's best marketers of the year (2010, 2011).
- Honored by Advertising Women of New York for innovative brand marketing (2011).
- Named to Campaign US's Digital 40 Over 40 (2018) as president of Group Nine Media.
- Contributor to Forbes CMO Network, Fast Company, Ad Age and Adweek.
- Founding member of WOMEN in America, a female mentorship organization.

## Latest updates

- **2024-03** — Announced as EVP and Chief Marketing and Communication Officer at LPL Financial.
- **2024-04** — Industry coverage framed her mandate as consolidating LPL's sprawling brand portfolio.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christacarone/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/christacarone
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF4-N224uS4

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Last updated: 2026-08-14