Cheryl Grace

Cheryl Grace is the Senior Vice President of U.S. Strategic Community Alliances and Consumer Engagement for Nielsen and drives Nielsen’s multicultural thought leadership strategy. As the lead content executive for all domestic multicultural and diversity initiatives she spearheads important conversations on trending diversity issues of importance to Nielsen, its clients, stakeholders, and U.S. communities. Cheryl is the visionary behind Nielsen’s award-winning African-American Consumer Report, which led to the company’s historic creation of Nielsen’s Diverse Intelligence Series, a robust portfolio of comprehensive reports which focuses solely on diverse consumers’ unique consumption and purchasing habits. 

Named one of Black Enterprises’ Top 50 Powerful Women in Business, Cheryl has been recognized with numerous national, regional and local honors and featured in many publications. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations from Purdue University and a Master of Business Administration from the Keller Graduate School of Management.