PHYLLIS VISCIDI
| VICE PRESIDENT, SPELLMAN BRADY & COMPANY
With more than 35 years of experience across consumer goods, retail, and media, Phyllis Viscidi is an expert in both business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) industries.
Born and raised in The Bronx, New York, she is a proud product of public education, earning her B.A. at The City College of New York, in Harlem, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa.
Following college, Ms. Viscidi was selected to join the executive training program at Bloomingdale’s, the New York-based retail giant, and served as a buyer for four years. She then moved to Braun, the global kitchen appliance company, honing her B2C leadership and knowledge base.
In 1995, Ms. Viscidi joined Viscidi Communications in Wellesley, Massachusetts, as part of a team that forged a 30-year relationship in sales and client services for digital media, magazines, events, conferences, and tradeshows. The company was instrumental in growing partner brands across senior living, hospitality, foodservice, and design, including Environments for Aging, Health Care Design, Hospitality Design, Restaurant Business, Foodservice Director, and Kitchen/Bath Business.
A lifelong education advocate and philanthropist, Ms. Viscidi has led volunteer fundraising for the Wellesley Public School System (Wellesley, Massachusetts), and was active in NEWH Inc., an international hospitality leadership organization that awards merit- and need-based college scholarships. She currently serves on the Development Board of the College of Charleston (Charleston, South Carolina).