Thompson is an Adjunct Professor for Social Media Marketing at California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, California. She has guest lectured on the topic at the Harvard Faculty Club, USC, and UCLA. She recently participated in a „Doing Business in Europe“ program at Hanze University, Groningen, The Netherlands. Teri Thompson is an award-winning advertising and social media strategist, marketer, adjunct professor, and international speaker on social media for business, social good and digital branding with over 30 years of professional experience. She has held producer and executive marketing positions at ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox Sports Net, and IPG Global.

Thompson directed strategies and created sales partnerships for Toyota, Ford, Microsoft, Audi, Disney Cable Network, Hyundai, Kia, Nokia, Home Depot, Lucas Arts and Victoria’s Secret. Thompson recently served as an advisor to the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce bringing social media strategy and education to their membership. Thomson is Co-author of „The Power of Real-Time Social Media Marketing“, McGraw-Hill Professional, and a regular social media expert on CBS Radio.