Qianna Smith Bruneteau

Qianna Smith Bruneteau is the Founder and Executive Director of the AIC. She serves on its Board of Directors as a representative of the Leadership Team. As the Executive Director, Qianna provides vision, operational strategy, and organizational leadership of the trade association, including the day-to-day management of the Leadership Team, membership committees, and volunteers. In coordination with the Board, she oversees the strategic planning of the policies and programming to advance the AIC mission. Under her leadership, the AIC won ‘Best Industry Initiative’ at the 2021 Influencer Marketing Awards (IMA). She holds a master's degree in Fashion Journalism from the London College of Fashion and graduated with distinction. Some of her accolades include winning ‘Best Celebrity/Influencer Campaign on Snapchat’ at the 10th Annual Shorty Awards for a campaign she crafted and negotiated in partnership with Snapchat Spectacles. At the 3rd Annual Social Good Shorty Awards, Qianna won ‘Best Use of Live-streaming Video’ and received Gold Distinction for ‘Best in Sports’ for work in collaboration with Chase.​ She made history brokering a deal and leading the execution between NASA and the US Open for the first tennis match in space on the International Space Station during the 50th anniversary of the US Open. This out-of-the-world campaign earned her a Webby nomination for Best ‘Events & Live Streams’ at the 23rd Annual Webby Awards.