Carmine Gallo | |
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Born |
San Jose, California, USA |
July 26, 1965
Residence | Pleasanton, California |
Nationality | Italian American |
Alma mater |
University of California Los Angeles, B.A. Medill School of Journalism, M.S. |
Occupation | President, Author, Communications Expert and Coach, Journalist, Keynote Speaker, News and Business Correspondent |
Agent | BrightSight Group |
Spouse(s) | Vanessa Gallo |
Children | 2 |
Website | carminegallo |
University of California Los Angeles, B.A.
Carmine Gallo (born July 26, 1965) is an American author, columnist, keynote speaker, and former journalist and news anchor. Now currently based in Pleasanton, California, he is President of Gallo Communications Group and works as a communications coach and speaker. Carmine is also a contributor for Forbes.com where he writes articles for the Leadership Channel. He is regarded as an expert in his field in business communications and leadership skills. Gallo has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Success Magazine, Bloomberg Businessweek and on CNBC. Gallo has also given lectures to MBA students at Stanford, UCLA, and UC Berkeley.
Carmine Gallo was born in San Jose, California, son of Francesco Gallo, an Italian immigrant who was held in a British concentration camp until the end of the World War II. After returning to Italy, Franco married Giuseppina Gugliemo, his childhood sweetheart. In 1956, they moved to America where Franco worked as an engineer for Palo Alto-based Varian Associates for more than thirty years.
In 1983, Carmine graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory, in San Jose, CA. He went on to attend the University of California Los Angeles where he majored in Political Science. He graduated cum laude in 1988 with a B.A. degree. He then received a his M.S. in Broadcast Journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in 1989.