Nicola Mendelsohn

Nicola Sharon Mendelsohn, Lady Mendelsohn CBE (née Clyne; born 29 August 1971) is a British advertising executive. Active in the advertising industry since 1992, she was named Vice President for Europe, the Middle East and Africa for Facebook in June 2013. She is also a non-executive director of Diageo. The Daily Telegraph has called her "the most powerful woman in the British tech industry". 2Early life and education Nicola Sharon Clyne was born in Manchester, England. Her mother, Celia Clyne, is a kosher caterer; her father Barry Clyne is Chairman of Celia Clyne Banqueting, and her brother Mark also works in the family business. She was a youth member of the Jewish youth organization the BBYO (formerly the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization) and attended Manchester High School for Girls from 1982 to 1987. From 1989 to 1992 she attended the University of Leeds, graduating with a bachelor's degree in English and Theatre Studies. In her senior year, she helped raise £20,000 for Jewish causes. 2Career Mendelsohn originally planned to attend drama school and become an actress, but on a friend's recommendation decided to explore advertising instea