Andrea Cunningham

Andrea (Andy) Cunningham is chairman, president and chief executive officer of CXO Communication. Based in Palo Alto, Calif., the firm creates and executes communication strategies that enhance executive profiles, advance corporate reputation, increase shareholder value and accelerate business growth. Andy is also the non-executive chairman and chief executive officer of Citigate Cunningham, the public relations agency she founded in 1985. Now in its 18th year, Citigate Cunningham is consistently ranked as a PR leader in the key U.S. technology markets of Silicon Valley, Boston and Austin by PRWeek, The San Jose Business Journal, The Council of PR Firms, O'Dwyer's Directory of PR Firms and Inside PR's Agency Report Card.

Andy sits on the Board of Citigate, Inc., which is responsible for all Incepta Group investment in North America. Andy also sits on the following for-profit boards: InMomentum, Inc. and 1185 Design; and the following non-profit boards: The Aspen Institute, The Computer History Museum, The Council of PR Firms, ZeroOne - the Art and Technology Network and the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) Pacific Regional Board. She is also a member of the advisory boards of Specialized Bicycle Components, the Foundation for Student Communication at Princeton University and the Journal of Integrated Communications at Northwestern University.

Andy was named a 1998 Henry Crown Fellow and is a member of the Arthur W. Page Society. She is a member of the Executive Committee of the YPO International Board of Directors. Andy also served as the 1998/99 chapter chairman for the YPO Northern California Chapter and currently serves as a senior advisor to the Chapter.

Andy recently joined the Committee of 200, America's Women Business Leaders, and was a key force behind the Helsinki Business Women's Leaders Summit, a program spearheaded by the U.S. State Department. She also founded and is chairwoman of ZeroOne - the Art and Technology Network, a charitable organization that is dedicated to fostering the collaboration between artists and technologists. She received a B.A. in English from Northwestern University and currently lives in Palo Alto and Pine Mountain Lake, Calif., with her husband, Rand Siegfried, and their two children.