Dr. Jill Avery is a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration and C. Roland Christensen Distinguished Management Educator in the marketing unit at Harvard Business School. She is a respected authority on marketing, branding and brand management, and customer relationship management (CRM). She brings a distinctive blend of skills and experiences to serve as an important bridge between the worlds of practice and academia.

She remains close to practice by serving as a board member, consultant, educator, and advisor to companies and their executives to drive growth, deliver value, and develop and strengthen relationships with customers. She is the Lead Director, member of the Investment Committee, and former Chair of the Audit Committee of the Amica Mutual Insurance Company, the Lead Independent Director and member of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee at Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN), a Director and co-head of the Nominating Committee of the Harvard/MIT COOP, President Emerita and a Trustee at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, a Trustee of the Boston Ballet, a board member at Health Story Collaborative, and a former Trustee of St. Paul's School.

She holds a Doctorate in Business Administration (marketing) from Harvard Business School, a MBA (marketing and finance) from the Wharton School, and a BA (English) from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to her doctoral studies, she was a consumer packaged goods (CPG) brand management executive who managed the Gillette, Braun, Sam Adams, and AT&T brands. She began her career on the agency side of the business, as an account executive creating and managing consumer promotions for blue chip CPG clients.