Faculty

Eric Bruno

Eric Bruno is a senior account planner at Foote, Cone & Belding in NYC. He currently leads the strategic communication development for a number of Starbuck’s brands including Starbuck’s Packaged Coffees, Seattle’s Best Coffee, and Tazo Teas. Before joining FCB, Bruno worked for 12 years at several well-known advertising agencies including Ogilvy (NYC), Wieden + Kennedy (NYC), M&C Saatchi (NYC), and The Richards Group (Dallas). Unearthing consumer, market, and business trends for clients such as Nike, ESPN, Kraft, British Airways, AT&T Wireless, Home Depot, and the International Rescue Committee has given Bruno an incredibly broad range of communication strategy and consumer research experience. A core member of the winning pitch team, he is now helping to build a nationwide panel of teens for the U.S. Government’s Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). In addition, Bruno conducts creative brainstorm sessions in partnership with the improv-brand group On Your Feet. He holds a B.S. in mass communications from Oklahoma City University and an M.S. in integrated marketing communications from Northwestern University.

Eric Bruno teaches Introduction to Market Research.