Aixa Velez
SVP, Global Corporate Communications & Marketing • United States
Aixa Velez
SVP, Global Corporate Communications & Marketing • United States
About
Aixa Velez is SVP, Corporate Communications at Cushman & Wakefield where she oversees executive communication strategy and corporate reputation management.
With more than 15 years of experience in strategic communications, PR, and brand management, Aixa leads a global team who oversee social, internal and investor content, distribution and performance. During her tenure with the firm, Aixa has managed communications for multiple mergers and acquisitions, supported the company going public, navigated crisis and reputational issues, and executed senior leadership change announcements.
Before Cushman & Wakefield, she held communications leadership roles at Groupon, BMO Financial Group, and Jones Lang LaSalle, and started her career as a journalist — writing for The Huffington Post, People Magazine, NBC, and The Madison Times, including celebrity reporting in New York City and Chicago.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Women's Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master of Arts in Journalism from DePaul University and is a recipient of the 2014 Leadership Council Excellence Award.
