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Marketers That Matter is proud to spotlight our MTM Innovators—pioneers in business and marketing who are driving change, sharing innovative strategies, and empowering the next generation of leaders to elevate the marketing profession and make a lasting impact.

This exclusive group of top marketing and business executives comes together to collaborate, inspire, and accelerate growth by mentoring mid-career marketers and offering valuable industry insights. Join them as they share their expertise on our MTM Visionaries live virtual event series, at our MTM Forums (both in-person and virtual), and through ongoing MTM Insights and articles.

Click on each headshot to learn more about their backgrounds and expertise.

MEET THE INNOVATORS

Marissa Jarratt

Chief Marketing & Sustainability Officer

7-Eleven

Steve Fund

Corporate Vice President

AMD

Brian Donnelly

EVP, Chief Commercial Officer

Ancestry

Margaret Murphy

CEO & Founder

Bold Orange

Tricia Gellman

Chief Marketing Officer

Box

Melissa Grady Dias

Chief Marketing Officer

Cadillac

Jennifer Patel

VP, Marketing & Communications

Cargill

Hillery Shay

Chief Marketing & Experience Officer

Childrens MN

Emma Medina

SVP Marketing

Cincoro

Joanne Lovato

VP, Marketing

Dallas Stars

Sara Varni

Chief Marketing Officer

Datadog

Alicia Tillman

Chief Marketing Officer

Delta Airlines

Joyce Hwang

Head of Marketing

Dropbox

Tana Davila

Chief Marketing Officer

Dutch Bros Coffee

Laura Heisman

Chief Marketing Officer

Dynatrace

Michelle Barbeau

Chief Revenue Officer

eHealth

Adam Berlew

Chief Marketing Officer

Equinix

Samantha Wu

Chief Marketing Officer

Eventbrite

Jennifer Durgin

North America Lubricants Marketing Director

ExxonMobil

Chris Brouwer

Head of Growth & Marketing

Faire

Fabiola Torres

Global Chief Marketing Officer

Gap

Erica Taylor

Chief Marketing Officer

Genentech

Doug Martin

Chief Marketing Officer

General Mills

Grace Wong

Chief Brand Officer

Hanna Andersson

Mark Weinstein

Chief Marketing Officer

Hilton

Sam Bergen

Chief Marketing Officer

Illumination

Laura Jones

Chief Marketing Officer

Instacart

Maria Hokanson

Executive VP, Marketing US & Canada

International Dairy Queen

Thomas Ranese

Chief Marketing Officer

Intuit

Francine Li

Chief Marketing Officer

IPSY

Julia Chen Davidson

Global Head of Marketing

Lingo by Abbott

Brian Irving

Chief Marketing Officer

Lyft

Leah Larson

Chief Marketing Officer

Madison Air

Jennifer Seyller

Chair of Customer Experience

Mayo Clinic

Tabata Gomez

Chief Marketing Officer

McCormick & Company

Doug Zarkin

Chief Brand Officer

MPRBrands

Pam Piligian

Chief Marketing Officer

Navy Federal Credit Union

Erica Jensen

SVP, Innovation, Strategy & Marketing

NMDP

Lynn Teo

Chief Marketing Officer

Northwestern Mutual

Jillian Swift

Chief Marketing Officer

Pentair Pool

Nii Manste Addy

Chief Marketing Officer

Philo

April Anslinger

Global Chief Marketing Officer (former)

Purpose Brands

Dana Marineau

Chief Marketing Officer

Rakuten

Dave Schneider

Chief Marketing Officer

Red Wing Shoe Co.

Jerrett West

Chief Marketing Officer

Roblox

Jamie Gersch

Chief Marketing Officer

Rothy’s

Allison Stransky

Chief Marketing Officer

Samsung Electronics America

Zena Arnold

Chief Marketing Officer

Sephora

Scott Morris

Chief Marketing Officer

Sprout Social

Amanda Brinkman

Chief Executive Officer

Sunshine Studios

Jennifer Simek

VP, Marketing & eCommerce

Takkt Food Services

Tyrrell Schmidt

Chief Marketing Officer

TD Bank Group

Eric Schwartz

Chief Marketing Officer

The Clorox Company

Rema Vasan

Head of North America Business Marketing

TikTok

Kelly Esten

Chief Marketing Officer

Toast

Chris Koehler

Chief Marketing Officer

Twilio

Chantal Rapport

Chief Marketing Officer

Upstart

William White

Chief Marketing Officer

Walmart

Jennifer Berger

VP, Performance & Creative Marketing

Zillow