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Personal details
Born	Vicki B. Escarra
Nationality	American
Occupation	Senior Advisor and Executive Coach at Boston Consulting Group; Founder of Vicki Escarra LLC

Vicki Escarra is an American business leader and entrepreneur. She started her own company, Vicki Escarra LLC, and also works as a Senior Advisor and Executive Coach at Boston Consulting Group. Vicki is well-known for her important roles at Delta Air Lines, Feeding America, and Opportunity International.

Vicki Escarra's Amazing Career

Vicki Escarra started her own consulting company, Vicki Escarra LLC, in 2017. In the same year, she joined the board of My Next Season. She also works as a Senior Advisor and Executive Coach at Boston Consulting Group.

Vicki has a lot of experience leading big organizations. She was an Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Delta Air Lines. She also served as President and CEO of Feeding America and Global CEO of Opportunity International.

Leading the Way at Delta Air Lines

Vicki worked at Delta Airlines for almost 30 years. She became one of the highest-ranking women in the airline industry. This helped open doors for more women and diverse people in aviation.

Vicki managed 52,000 employees and a huge budget of $15 billion. She was in charge of Delta's operations, including 203 airports, flights, and customer service centers. She also completely changed Delta's technology. This included launching the delta.com website. She also created a very successful customer loyalty program with American Express. This program brought in over $1 billion in earnings.

Fighting Hunger with Feeding America

From 2006 to 2012, Vicki was the President and CEO of Feeding America. Under her leadership, this organization changed a lot. It became the third-largest nonprofit focused on hunger relief in the United States.

Vicki had a clear plan and made strong connections with big companies. These companies included Walmart, JP Morgan Chase, and General Mills. Because of these partnerships, the organization's income grew four times larger.

Vicki also changed the organization's name from America's Second Harvest to Feeding America. This made many more people aware of their work. As a result, fundraising went up by 300 percent. The number of people they helped almost doubled. Also, money from companies jumped from $8 million to $33 million in just six years.

David Brearton, who was the Feeding America Board Chair, said that Vicki's impact was "phenomenal." He added that the board was very thankful for her six years of hard work.

Global Impact with Opportunity International

Vicki also led Opportunity International. This group helps people living in poverty by giving them small business loans. They also offer savings accounts, insurance, and training.

Vicki created a long-term plan for the organization. She also rebranded it and made its operations more efficient. This led to a 30 percent increase in fundraising around the world. The organization's work expanded to more places. They also helped put $1.4 billion of money into the hands of people in need.

Under Vicki's leadership, Opportunity International made big steps toward its goal of creating 20 million jobs by 2020. This was largely because Vicki made partnerships with companies like Caterpillar and John Deere even stronger. By the end of 2015, over 14 million people in 24 countries were using Opportunity International's help. They used loans, savings, insurance, or training to improve their lives.

Board Roles and Community Work

Vicki has served on the boards of many private companies. These include A. G. Edwards., Health Net, Centene, and DocuSign. She has also been on many nonprofit boards, like Start Early, Plan USA, and the Atlanta Woodruff Arts Center.

Vicki was also the first and only female chairperson of the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau. She helped Mayor Shirley Franklin with the Brand Atlanta Campaign.

Awards and Recognition

Vicki Escarra has received many awards for her amazing work. She won the Committee of 200 Annual Luminary Award from Accenture. This award recognizes how education and training help people find jobs.

She also received the Four Freedoms Award from the Roosevelt Institute. This award honors people who show the vision of democracy from Franklin Delano Roosevelt in their lives.

Other awards include the Women Extraordinaire Award and the Women of Influence Award. She also received the Pow! Award for promoting the role of women in society. The NonProfit Times named her one of America's top 50 most powerful executives for three years in a row. The YWCA honored her with the Women of Achievement Award.

Vicki is known as a leader in her field. She is often featured in major business news, such as The Wall Street Journal and Forbes.

Personal Life

Vicki Escarra was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She grew up near Decatur. She is a proud mother of two adult daughters, Emily and Kathryn.

Vicki lived in Chicago for more than ten years, from 2006 to 2022. She then moved back to her hometown of Atlanta, where she lives now.

Vicki earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Business from Georgia State University. She also took special executive courses at Columbia University and Harvard University.