CMO Chief Marketing Officer Kids for Tomorrow Foundation
Riccardo Natoli has been producing successful marketing and media campaigns for more than 20 years, serving renowned global brands in the categories of entertainment, corporate-finance, philanthropy and luxury goods. First as a Senior Vice President at W.P.P. Worldwide and now in his seventh year with his own start up firm, Gun4Hire Inc., he dedicates a majority of his time to assisting charity organizations with creating long-term marketing and public relations strategies. He is specialized in developing revenue generating programs that focus on securing strategic partner-sponsor relationships; producing fundraising event and brand-promotion initiatives; garnering awareness through recruiting celebrity ambassadorships and managing effective public relation campaigns. His recent philanthropic projects have included working with VH1’s Save The Music Foundation, (DATA) Debts Aid Trade Africa, American Red Cross (Sept. 11th Fund), Film Society of Lincoln Center, The Denis Leary Firefighters Foundation, Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund, the Wildlife Conservation Society, Animal Rescue Foundation … are but a few.
A graduate of Hofstra University, he was awarded a summa cum laude in his major of International Marketing and Languages and is currently studying Nonprofit Management and Policy at NYU.
