Q Malandrino

Global Brand Strategy Advisor

Q is a Global Brand Strategy Advisor for Godmother.

Spanning a 35+ years’ international career, Q has developed and led brand and identity programs in virtually every industry category and has been a thought leader in many aspects of the Branding discipline - from its philosophical and social value to discreet segments such as Brand Architecture and Internal Brand Alignment.

He has served clients such as Johnson & Johnson, Time Inc., Clicquot, Mayflower, HWL, Compaq, Ernst & Young, Apple, AT&T, IBM, Glaxo, Red Cross, Canon, Control Data, Hertz, Duracell, Motorola DigitalDNA, France Telecom, Georgia-Pacific, Intel, PGA of America, Roche, EMC, DSM, Randstad, the Hotel division of Cendant and Wyndham Hotels, Eli Lilly, The Greater Washington Partnership, the Ryder Cup, Merck, DePuy Synthes, Covance, Philips, and Xerox - among many others. 

Originally from Rome, Italy, Q moved to New York in 1981 to join Sandgren & Murtha, the first spinoff of industry leader Lippincott & Margulies. From 2014 to 2016 Q served as the resident senior brand advisor to Philips management in Amsterdam, helping the complex transition of the company to a healthtech global player. Q attended Rome University's School of Economics, Copywriting School at I.E.D in Rome, and School of Visual Arts in New York City. 

He is the CEO of Brandlink Advisors.