Yaccarino grew up in Deer Park, New York, where her father was an assistant chief of police, and her mother was a civil servant. Yaccarino has two sisters; one is her twin. She graduated from Pennsylvania State University… See more

Yaccarino worked at Turner Entertainment for 15 years, becoming executive vice president and chief operating officer. She is credited with modernizing the company's ad sales strategies. At Turner, she negotiated ad deals o… See more

Yaccarino and her husband, Claude Madrazo, met shortly after she graduated in 1985. They have two children, one who works at X, and one grandchild. They live in Sea Cliff, New York. She is Catholic. See more