Nicola Blake joins DGSD/YRT from her position as Director of Finance, National Media Revenue for Nielsen Holdings, where Nicola managed, analyzed and forecasts revenue. She works with operating leaders to develop creative solutions to improve quality, timeliness, and control within the organization’s financial planning, analysis, and reporting process. She has worked for Nielsen since 2013. Prior to that time, she was a finance director for GE/NBC Universal, from 2006—2013. She has also worked as an analyst for Bristol-Myers and Pepperidge Farm. Nicola received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of West Indies and her MBA in Finance from Sacred Heart University.
When Nicola is not at work, she enjoys spending time with her son and hiking in Upstate New York and northwestern Connecticut, mountain biking, gardening, baking, and volunteering with special needs and neuro-diverse children.