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At Best Startup US we track over 1,000,000 US startups and over 3 million people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based VP’ operating in the Marketing space. If you think a VP’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Jesse Greenberg
VP of Engineering of Attentive
Jesse Greenberg is the VP of engineering at Attentive.
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About Attentive: Attentive is a personalized mobile messaging platform for innovative brands and organizations.
Brooke Burdge
SVP of Marketing of Attentive
SVP of Marketing / Founding team at Attentive®
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About Attentive: Attentive is a personalized mobile messaging platform for innovative brands and organizations.
Robert Slifka
VP of Engineering of Sharethrough USA
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About Sharethrough USA: Sharethrough is one of the top global independent omnichannel ad exchanges
Stephen Heisserer
VP Product of MicroAcquire
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About MicroAcquire: MicroAcquire is a startup acquisition marketplace that helps startups find buyers and get acquired.
Pete Bernardo
EVP, Product & Growth of Three Five Two
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About Three Five Two: 352 is an innovation and growth firm.
Robert Berris
VP, Digital Strategy & Marketing of Three Five Two
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About Three Five Two: 352 is an innovation and growth firm.
Azim Nagree
EVP Operations and M&A of Scorpion
Azim Nagree is EVP Operations and M&A at Scorpion. Azim’s passion is making great companies part of the Scorpion family. For the past 15 years, Azim has held executive roles in various SaaS startups – helping them grow, scale, and ultimately exit. He has also worked at blue-chip companies like Dell and Bain & Co. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School of Business, with dual undergraduate degrees in Law and Economics from Bond University in Australia.
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About Nagree Consulting, Scorpion: Scorpion exists to better local small businesses and the communities they serve.
Grant Stratemeyer
VP of Business Development of Pixability
Grant is a sales and business development executive with more than 15 years experience in Digital Media and SaaS Platform technologies. Prior to Celtra, he was the Managing Director of Agency Development for Yahoo!, where he was responsible for building mutually beneficial relationships with Yahoo!’s strategic agency partners.
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About Pixability: Pixability is the leading platform for brand suitability and full-funnel performance across YouTube and Connected TV.
Michael Perone
EVP, Co-Founder of Opensense
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About 345 Partners, Opensense, Switch9, Inc.: Everyday email, evolved.
Kieran Boyle
VP of Product & Engineering of Opensense
Kieran Boyle is the VP of Product & Engineering at Opensense
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About Opensense: Everyday email, evolved.
Bobby Narang
EVP, Co-Founder of Opensense
Bobby co-founded SenderGen in 2013, where he led sales and marketing for the company’s industry-leading enterprise email signature marketing platform. In 2018, SenderGen became Opensense, where he serves as co-founder and VP, Sales. Prior to SenderGen, Bobby was sales lead at Intralinks (NYSE: IL), where he was responsible for sales to the largest firms in the financial services industry, as well as selling directly into the C-Suite at firms within the Fortune 1000. As a highlight, In 2013, Bobby secured Intralinks first full enterprise agreement at a major investment bank in New York, marking a significant win for the organization. Prior to Intralinks, was in sales at Yext, where he was responsible for generating new business within a dozen different SMB verticals. Additionally, he served in a Business Development role where he successfully spearheaded the launch of six new vertical-focused product lines. Bobby has a passion for evangelizing cutting-edge technology solutions that disrupt “the old way of doing things.” Bobby holds a BSBA with a concentration in Finance from Boston University.
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About Opensense: Everyday email, evolved.
Adam Heimlich
SVP Programmatic, Managing Director of HX of Horizon media
Adam Heimlich works at Horizon Media leading HX, the agency’s programmatic buying department. Previously, Adam spent seven years at Razorfish and its predecessor, Avenue A. Adam joined Avenue A as a search marketer and headed the department for three years. Designed to make the programmatic opportunity accessible to any advertiser, HX is 100% cost-transparent and tech-agnostic, pursuing no interests other than client success.
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About Horizon media: Horizon Media, Inc. is the largest and fastest growing privately held media services agency in the world.
Michael Tripodi
VP, Digital Director of Horizon media
Michael Tripoldi has over 17 years of industry experience across both digital and traditional media types. Most recently, Michael was at Zenith Media where he oversaw all digital efforts for Verizon FiOS. His FiOS digital portfolio included a significant digital activation budget as well as overseeing ad technologies that allowed the media to be effectively measured, managed and delivered. Michael’s team deployed an assortment of digital tactics that sought out customers at the near household level to align with FiOS availability. Prior to leading the FiOS Digital efforts, Michael spent time at MediaVest running Comcast’s integrated communications for the Central United States across all media channels.
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About Horizon media: Horizon Media, Inc. is the largest and fastest growing privately held media services agency in the world.
Mary Shirley
SVP, Digital Media of Horizon media
Mary Shirley’s focus at Horizon has been evolving capabilities and vision within digital marketing for clients like GEICO, Capital One, A&E, and HISTORY. She’s guided client growth combining her background in traditional advertising and ad tech. As SVP Digital Media at Horizon Media, Mary lead the expansion of a new digital division within Horizon Media’s Eden Road Trading. She oversees media investment and strategic planning in conjunction with corporate trade, and is excited to continue to build first-to-market and strategic financial ventures. Prior to her work with Horizon, Mary helped develop one of the first digital private marketplaces at Quigo Technologies and managed program profitability for top web publishers. Mary began her career in account management at Bates Worldwide and JWT overseeing strategy development and production.
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About Horizon media: Horizon Media, Inc. is the largest and fastest growing privately held media services agency in the world.
DANIEL ALONSO
Vice President of Business Development of IMS Corporate
Daniel Alonso is Vice President of Business Development, managing new business opportunities for the company. Daniel brings vast experience in sales and marketing, including extensive international, Hispanic, Fortune 500 and start-up experience, with previous roles as vice president of business development at Terra Networks and senior director of marketing at Univision Enterprises. Daniel holds both an MBA and a BA from the University of Miami. He is based in our Miami office.
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About IMS Corporate: IMS is a digital marketing & communications company that partners with businesses seeking to expand in Latin America
Dante Gaudio
SVP of Revenue and Media Strategy of Healthline Media
Dante has been with Healthline for over 8 years, leading the sales team of the fastest growing health site. Dante has a long running passion for Healthcare marketing, having led sales efforts for the pharmaceutical and other health related verticals at The New York Times and the Meredith Corporation. His other passions include cooking, staying healthy and surfing.
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About Healthline Media: Healthline Media is the 2nd largest and fastest growing consumer health publisher in the world, reaching 85 million people a month.
Scott J Cooper
Global Vice President, Innovation of Molson Coors
Throughout his 25 years in sales, marketing and general management, Scott has become an expert at breathing fresh life into tired brands, launching category-changing innovations, establishing new partnerships and leading teams & organizations to deliver sustained business performance. He has held senior roles at Unilever, Sobeys, Molson Coors and served on several not for profit boards including Canada Sports Hall of Fame. Most recently in his role as Global VP, Innovation at Molson Coors Scott led the team that launched Molson Coors Canada’s JV with Hexo to launch cannabis beverages. Scott graduated Ivey with an Honors Business Administration degree. When not busy at the office, you’ll find Scott on the slopes or transporting his three young children to their many activities.
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About Molson Coors: Molson Coors is a beer company and distributor that brews the world’s favorite beer brands.
Ricardo Arias-Nath
SVP / Business Strategy and Transformation. Chief of Staff. of PepsiCo
Ricardo is the SVP Business Strategy and Transformation and Chief of Staff for PepsiCo Latin America. Prior to his current role, he held positions in General Management, Strategy, Marketing, Business Development and M&A for the Company. Prior to PepsiCo he served as CEO and Co-Founder of Tokenzone – a pioneer in NFTs, virtual property and loyalty programs. He has held general management and consulting roles at The Procter & Gamble Company, Zyman Group and Prophet Brand Strategy.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Grace Puma Whiteford
Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Officer of PepsiCo
Grace Puma is the Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Officer of PepsiCo.In its global portfolio of food and beverage brands, PepsiCo has 22 different brands that generate more than $1 billion each in annual retail sales. With net revenues of over $63 billion, PepsiCo’s main businesses – Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola – make hundreds of enjoyable foods and beverages that are respected household names throughout the world. In 2015, Grace was appointed Chief Supply Officer with expanded responsibilities where she leads a Global Supply Team comprise of: Global Logistics, Global Procurement, and PepsiCo Worldwide Flavours. In her current role as CSO, she has strategic leadership accountabilities for 11 concentrate manufacturing operations, $30B of purchase spend and ~3600 worldwide employees. Her scope of responsibility includes driving: enterprise supply chain strategy; productivity; commodity risk management; plant health /safety; product quality and supply service to the PepsiCo’s businesses. Since Grace joined PepsiCo in 2010, she transitioned procurement from a decentralized, market-based function to a centralized global procurement entity. Grace created new organizational model to ensure globally connected, locally wired work processes with 1,100+ employees and a $30B spend scope on raw commodities, direct/indirect materials, and agency & media. Grace is a seasoned executive experienced at transforming decentralized organizations into globally connected, locally wired business functions that drive performance. She is well regarded as a strategist and change agent who finds best-possible business solutions to business challenges. Grace is recognized as a top female and Hispanic leader role model across complex and decentralized global business environments. She is highly valued for her ability to find innovative solutions, build strong business relationships and develop talent. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Grace worked for United Airlines where she served as senior vice president, chief procurement officer and led the transformation to a global strategic sourcing function with an enterprise-wide scope. Grace and her team delivered significant savings across the value chain, while effectively handling risk management during the jet fuel crises in 2008. Before joining United, Grace led key areas of global procurement at Kraft Foods, including raw materials, packaging, indirect materials, transportation, logistics, and services. She also worked in strategic procurement at Motorola and Gillette. Grace holds a B.A. in Business Administration and Economics from Illinois Benedictine University. She previously served as a board member for Steppenwolf Theatre, the Institute for Supply Managers and board member for the Marietta Corporation. In 2013, Grace was recognized as the #4 CPO out of 5,000 global CPOs across all industries by ExecRank. In 2016, she was recognized as the “Executive of the Year” by Latina Style magazine.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Shakti Jauhar
Vice President, Global HR Operations and Shared Services of PepsiCo
Shakti Jauhar is a global leader and data-driven executive recognized for his operational expertise in Manufacturing, Information Technology, Finance and Human Resources. Known as a transformational leader, he has a track record of setting clear strategies, driven by rigorous analytics and insights. Shakti leverages technology innovation across geographies to optimize processes, which deliver technical competencies, reduce costs and simultaneously increase efficiencies.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
John Phillips
SVP Customer Supply Chain & Go-To-Market of PepsiCo
John is Senior Vice President, Customer Supply Chain and Go-to-Market for PepsiCo, Inc. He has been with PepsiCo for over 30 years and has worked in a number of different sales and field operations roles since joining the company as a route salesperson with Frito-Lay. Prior to his current role, John was Vice President of Customer Delivery Systems for Frito-Lay North America where he led the development and implementation of new DSD delivery systems and the development of the next generation of frontline handheld computers for the DSD sales force. In his current role, John is responsible for working with PepsiCo’s largest customers on supply chain and collaboration initiatives to drive both effectiveness and efficiency across the shared supply chains. His team also leads PepsiCo’s internal network strategy design. John is a member of the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) Smart Label, Industry Affairs, and Logistics Committees. He is active in The Consumer Goods Forum as a member of the E2E Value Chain Committee and the Supply Chain & Digital share groups. John is a member of the Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) Executive Board, He is also a member of the GS1 Data Excellence Board and the Western Michigan University Food & CPG Marketing Advisory Board. Before joining PepsiCo, John spent ten years in retail store operations with Jewel Food Stores in Chicago and was also a Territory Sales Representative for Procter & Gamble. John attended Western Michigan University where he received a Bachelor of Science in Food Distribution and also holds an MBA from Southern Methodist University.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Mark Risis
VP Strategy & Global Data Ecosystem of PepsiCo
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Deborah Rosado Shaw
Senior Vice President, Chief Global Diversity and Engagement Officer of PepsiCo
Deborah Rosado Shaw is senior vice president, Chief Global Diversity and Engagement Officer of PepsiCo, a global food and beverage company with net revenues of more than $63 billion and a product portfolio that includes 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. PepsiCo’s main businesses – Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola – make hundreds of enjoyable foods and beverages that are loved throughout the world. Deborah, who assumed this role in July 2014, provides leadership in guiding PepsiCo’s global Diversity and Engagement (D&E) strategy to bring together diverse strengths, backgrounds and perspectives to achieve the company’s strategic business imperatives, advance its Performance with Purpose goals and drive innovation. Building on PepsiCo’s deep legacy in D&E, she helps PepsiCo ensure that D&E is ingrained in PepsiCo, and expands pathways for developing global, multicultural thinkers, doers and innovators. Deborah was a member of PepsiCo’s Ethnic Advisory Board for 12 years, whereby she played a critical role in establishing a strategic platform that helped PepsiCo elevate its prominence as one of the most diverse companies working with minority business owners
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Ciara Dilley
Vice President Transform Brands & Portfolio Innovation,FLNA of PepsiCo
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Christine Daugherty
VP Global Sustainable Agriculture & Responsible Sourcing of PepsiCo
Christine Daugherty, VP Sustainable Agriculture; drives PepsiCo’s short-term approach and long-term strategic direction for their sustainable agriculture agenda, including delivery against relevant PepsiCo Performance with Purpose 2025 goals. She is focused on external relationships, managing research and internally aligning execution across various departments including R&D, Global Procurement, and Operations. Prior to PepsiCo, Christine worked at Tyson Foods, where she held various roles, most recently Vice President of Sustainable Food Production. Her responsibilities included natural resource conservation programs, responsible sourcing and farm animal well-being, as well as leading the company’s sustainability programs across multiple platforms. Christine holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law, a Post-doctoral in Plant Gene Regulation from the University of Florida, a Ph.D. in Plant Physiology from Louisiana State University, as well as an MS degree in Plant Pathology from Iowa State University.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Esperanza Teasdale
Vice President/General Manager of PepsiCo
Esperanza Teasdale leads shopper marketing for national customers and sets “opt-in” strategy and plans to multiply key customer growth. She has an extensive history at PepsiCo, beginning as brand manager in 2003. She has demonstrated excellence in a range of roles, most recently as senior director of shopper marketing for small format where her team won three vendor awards at 7-Eleven. She is a graduate of Rutgers University’s College of Engineering and the University of Connecticut.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Adam Harter
Senior Vice President – Media, Sports & Entertainment of PepsiCo
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Tim Carey
Vice President of PepsiCo
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Mimi Wotring
SVP Publisher Sales and Client Services of DoubleVerify
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About DoubleVerify: DoubleVerify is a software platform for digital media measurement, data, and analytics.
Tejal Engman
SVP Investor Relations of DoubleVerify
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About DoubleVerify: DoubleVerify is a software platform for digital media measurement, data, and analytics.
Bob Barron
Senior Vice President of Sales, GameTime of GameTime
Bob Barron is a senior-level sales and marketing professional with more than 23 years of experience managing dynamic sales teams. His experience includes working with industry leaders and Fortune 100 companies to develop global distribution networks. Bob is currently responsible for managing all domestic and international sales activities for GameTime and is also part of the PlayCore operating committee. He is an active member of several industry organizations and is a strong advocate for building better communities through play..
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About GameTime: GameTime is a leading commercial playground equipment manufacturer, located in Alabama.
Bill Cox
Vice President of Finance, GameTime of GameTime
Bill is experienced in operational reporting and control for multiple manufacturing facilities and distribution centers. As a member of GameTime’s senior management team, he is responsible for all financial activities and achievement of GameTime’s strategic goals.
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About GameTime: GameTime is a leading commercial playground equipment manufacturer, located in Alabama.
Aswin Shibu
VP of Sales of MixRank
VP of Sales, MixRank & Mattermark. Ex. Director of Sales, FullContact | Head of Sales, Profoundis | Founder&CEO at Sous Chef.
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About Mattermark, MixRank: MixRank combines robust Mobile App & Web Intelligence with a LiveScan Contacts Engine to Automate Lead Generation
Eoghan Geoghegan
Vice President of Business Development of MomentFeed
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About MomentFeed: MomentFeed is a platform that helps multi-location brands optimize for proximity search in order to connect customers with brands.
Pratik Bhadra
SVP of Product of Bluecore
Pratik is the SVP of Product at Bluecore. In this role, Pratik leads the evolution of the next generation email solution and the leapfrog to a retail performance platform. Previously, he was the VP of Product at Zeta Global, where he led the product initiative to define and build Zeta’s marketing cloud, incorporating several ESPs and marketing databases to form Zeta’s flagship product line. Prior to Zeta Global, Pratik held several software management roles at National Instruments. Pratik holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from The University of Texas at Austin.
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About Bluecore: Bluecore uses predictive intelligence to automatically connect shoppers to products, content, and offers, wherever they are.
Tim Kimmet
VP Cloud Platform of Walmart Labs
Tim leads the Cloud Computing Platform at Walmart, code-named Strati. This includes common layers such as Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Platform-as-a-Service and Platform frameworks and services that support rapid application development at Walmart. The scope of this Platform is to dramatically increase the digital to physical integration of Walmart’s assets including @WalmartLabs Global E-commerce, Stores, Clubs, Distribution Centers and Fulfillment Centers. Tim is responsible for driving many of Walmart’s open source initiatives, including OneOps— a tool that manages continuous lifecycle management for business critical applications for all of Walmart’s properties (digital and physical). Prior to Walmart, Tim built similar platforms at scale for internet companies in Silicon Valley, including Ebay, PayPal and other startups prior.
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About Conscience VC, Walmart Labs: WalmartLabs, the technology division responsible for Walmart’s global e-Commerce initiatives.
Jason Hubbard
VP of Growth of SalesIntel
Jason Hubbard is the VP of growth at SalesIntel.io and the VP of marketing at CircleBack, Inc. He is also the CEO and founder of YourGrowthExpert. Prior to that, Jason was the VP of marketing at Cirruspath.
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About Cirruspath, SalesIntel: SalesIntel is the top provider of accurate and affordable sales and marketing contact data.
Dave Garr
Co-Founder, SVP of Customer Experience of UserTesting
Specialties:A/B testing, conversion rate optimization, interactive marketing, market research, multivariate testing, product marketing, social networking, usability
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About UserTesting: UserTesting is an on-demand human insight platform designed to improve customer insights.
Michael O’Brien
Senior VP, General Counsel of Omnicom Group
Michael joined Omnicom Group as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in November 2003. As Omnicom’s global chief legal officer, Michael advises the Board of Directors and its Committees, leads the Company’s worldwide legal team, manages legal services provided to the Company, and monitors the Company’s compliance with all applicable regulations around the world. Prior to Omnicom, Michael spent 15 years in private practice, representing private equity firms and their portfolio companies regarding acquisitions, financings, securities law compliance and corporate governance matters.
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About Omnicom Group: Omnicom Group provides advertising and marketing communications services for their clients.
Randall Weisenburger
CFO and Executive VP of Omnicom Group
Randall J. Weisenburger is Managing Member of Mile26 Capital LLC, and formerly was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Omnicom Group Inc. Before joining Omnicom, Mr. Weisenburger was a founding member of Wasserstein Perella & Company Inc., and a former member of the First Boston Corp. Mr. Weisenburger’s other corporate board service includes the Carnival Corp. and Carnival PLC as well as The Health Hospital Corp. He is also a member of the Board of Overseers for the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and a member of the Board of Trustees for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Foundation. He has served as a Valero director since 2011.
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About Omnicom Group: Omnicom Group provides advertising and marketing communications services for their clients.
Peter Swiecicki
Senior VP, Finance and Controller of Omnicom Group
As Controller, Swiecicki plays a key leadership role in financial management and business process optimization for Omnicom. He oversees the company’s financial processes and systems, as well as the planning and forecasting function. Prior to joining Omnicom in 2013, Swiecicki spent over 30 years at Omnicom’s BBDO in various roles. He started his career at BBDO as Controller, BBDO Detroit, rising to CFO and COO of the agency. In 2010, he assumed the role of CFO of BBDO Germany and then moved to BBDO Worldwide in New York to shepherd several worldwide process efficiency initiatives.
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About Omnicom Group: Omnicom Group provides advertising and marketing communications services for their clients.
Janet Riccio
Exec Vice President of Omnicom Group
Over the course of her 25+ years in advertising, her collaborative business style has taken her to more than 30 countries on five continents on behalf of her clients and forged a deep understanding of what it takes to build relationships and brands. Her belief that a motivated, fulfilled workforce leads to a healthier more profitable more sustainable bottom line is why she has been chosen to head Omnicom University. Omnicom University is recognized as one of the preeminent executive education experiences and one of the major sources of “cultural glue” for the Omnicom network. In partnership with Harvard Business School faculty, OU has graduated over 3500+ Omnicom executives over the course of its 20 years in existence. To quote Janet, after her first season as Dean, “This program is not about developing leaders, the people who attend already are; it is about transforming leaders from more than good to great.” Most recently, Janet founded and is currently heading an in-house women’s network – Omniwomen. The mission of Omniwomen is to serve as a catalyst to increase the influence and number of women leaders throughout the Omnicom network. Since its formal U.S. launch in April 2014, Omniwomen has expanded to China and the U.K. As passionate as Janet is about her roles at Omnicom, she is equally passionate about the role of women on management boards and in the philanthropic world. She served as a member of the Board of Directors of BlogHer, the world’s largest on-line community of women bloggers, and is currently on the Advisory Board of LearnVest. Janet is also a member of the Board of Directors of the New York Women’s Foundation on which she serves on the Executive Committee and chairs the Communications Committee. She is a past member of the Board of Directors of Make a Wish Foundation of Metro New York where she chaired the Governance Committee and, in her final year, co-chaired the Advisory Board.
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About Omnicom Group, Omnicom Group: Omnicom Group provides advertising and marketing communications services for their clients.
Rita Rodriguez
Executive Vice President of Omnicom Group
Rita Rodriguez is currently Executive Vice President at Omnicom Group where she leads the multi-agency integration and innovation for PepsiCo. With more than twenty-five years of marketing experience, Rita has a proven track record of transforming major brands and building businesses. Having worked on both sides of the business, agency and client, Rita has a unique mix of strategic expertise; brand building and collaboration skills that can help define and lead a course of action for clients and their brands Rita was previously CEO of Imagination, an experiential integrated communications company. Prior to Imagination, she was CEO of the US arm of WPP’s The Brand Union, a strategic branding and design firm, where she led the repositioning and rebranding of multiple businesses and served as a strategic advisor and partner for clients on brand and business issues. Before joining The Brand Union in 2004, Rita was Managing Director of Corporate Branding at Omnicom’s Interbrand. Rita began her career in Houston at AT&T, where over the course of her career she served as Director of Business and Consumer Marketing, International Marketing Director, Director of Product Marketing and Communications Services and General Manager of HomeTown Network (HTN), working in both the US and London.
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About Omnicom Group: Omnicom Group provides advertising and marketing communications services for their clients.
Gautham Viswanathan
VP of Product & Co‑Founder of Workato
Gautham created the first integrated middleware platform, BusinessWorks, that became the template for the more cloud integration platforms of today. Gautham was an early employee of TIBCO, where he held several leadership positions – engineering, product marketing & management, and corporate development. BusinessWorks powered TIBCO’s growth from a startup to one of the top names in enterprise software. After TIBCO, Gautham founded and was the CEO of two SaaS startups.
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About Workato: Workato is an enterprise automation platform that helps organizations work faster and smarter without compromising governance and security.
Rishi Mallik
VP, Growth of Workato
Rishi Mallik started his career in the consumer internet space at companies like Mozilla and Cooliris (acquired by Yahoo). Rishi transitioned into the mobile space in 2007 and joined the founding team of Qik at the age of 21. At Qik, Rishi led Business Development closing deals with 6 of the 7 top mobile handset manufactures and 3 of the 4 top US mobile carriers. He later became the Head of Product for Qik and led the development and launch of the first mobile video chat application in the US (16M users). Qik was acquired by Skype for $150M and Rishi became the Principal Program Manager of Mobile for Skype. At Skype, he led video initiatives across all platforms including the launch of Skype Video Messaging (>250M users). Skype was acquired by Microsoft for $8.5B. Rishi graduated from Stanford University where he was the VP of the Business Association of Stanford Engineering Students. He has three patents in the mobile space, is on the Board of Advisors for two companies, and is an avid Bhangra dancer.
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About HiFi Ventures, Workato: Workato is an enterprise automation platform that helps organizations work faster and smarter without compromising governance and security.
Harish Shetty
VP of Engineering & Co‑Founder of Workato
Harish has extensive experience leading engineering teams and building highly scalable products. Prior to Workato, he led engineering at two SaaS companies and before that was Director of Engineering and Lead Architect at TIBCO and for products like BusinessWorks, ActiveMatrix and Tibbr.
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About iProfile, Thinkspeed, Workato: Workato is an enterprise automation platform that helps organizations work faster and smarter without compromising governance and security.
Amlan Debnath
VP Solutions and Customer Success of Workato
Amlan is currently working at Workato, a DIY integration service that allows anyone to connect their apps and track their business. He is working with partners and customers to make them successful users of Workato. Prior to Workato, Amlan worked at startups and large enterprises building cloud and integration products.
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About Workato: Workato is an enterprise automation platform that helps organizations work faster and smarter without compromising governance and security.
Jayesh Shah
VP Customer Success of Workato
Jayesh Shah is the VP of customer success at Workato.
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About Workato: Workato is an enterprise automation platform that helps organizations work faster and smarter without compromising governance and security.
Jenny Sohn
VP Finance of Workato
Jenny Sohn is the VP of finance at Workato.
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About Workato: Workato is an enterprise automation platform that helps organizations work faster and smarter without compromising governance and security.
Joe Bardenheier
SVP, M&A of Endurance International Group
Joe Bardenheier has used his experience in business development to successfully complete over 50 acquisitions in his time at Endurance International Group. His path to Endurance started when he was Co-Founder, President and C.E.O. of The Gavin Group, an international apparel company that was sold to a public company in 1992. From there, he moved on to a senior position at Vanguard Sailboats where he was instrumental in the acquisition of its largest competitor. Joe then became a Senior Consultant with Ernst & Young prior to cofounding WebOnTap, which was acquired by Endurance in 2000. He has become a member of Endurance’s executive team, which has grown the firm from a start-up to one of the leading provider of cloud-based solutions designed to help small businesses establish, manage and grow their businesses. Joe graduated from Tufts University and received his M.B.A. from Babson College. When not helping Endurance grow by leaps and bounds, Joe enjoys alpine skiing and racing sailboats.
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About Endurance International Group: Endurance International Group provides small businesses with the products and technology they need to enhance their online presence.
Hannah Budreski
Vice President Marketing Communications of Endurance International Group
Hannah Budreski is Vice President of Marketing at Endurance International Group, a technology company focused on helping small businesses around the world and whose family of brands includes Constant Contact, Bluehost, HostGator, and Domain.com. During her 20 year career, Hannah has honed her skills at building brands, driving demand, and helping customers meet their milestones. Deeply passionate about small business, Hannah is accomplished at adding value for customers at all stages of their journey from those just starting out to established and expanding businesses.
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About Endurance International Group: Endurance International Group provides small businesses with the products and technology they need to enhance their online presence.
Karim De Martino
VP Business Development of Open Influence
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About Open Influence: Open Influence is a marketing company that helps brands and advertisers engage and grow their desired audiences through social media.
Jason Weber
VP of Business Development of Open Influence
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About Open Influence: Open Influence is a marketing company that helps brands and advertisers engage and grow their desired audiences through social media.
Erin Miller
VP of Account Management of Open Influence
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About Open Influence: Open Influence is a marketing company that helps brands and advertisers engage and grow their desired audiences through social media.
Can Ozdoruk
VP Marketing of Netomi
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About Netomi: An AI-first customer service platform that enables companies to deliver the highest quality customer experiences.
Anant Verma
VP Engineering of Netomi
Engineering leader with expertise in software development and engineering management. I have personally managed and built many successful products that the customers love and built many happy teams on the way. I value principles such as simplicity, agility, building it right the first time and built in quality. Above all, I value individuals and how to draw on individuals’ strengths to build highly motivated, well-performing and results driven teams. I am a technology enthusiast and derive great pleasure in learning new technologies and skills. Expertise: People and technology management, Software delivery, Distributed Systems, Full-stack cloud based multi-tenant software, Data Analytics, Salesforce.com CRM and force.com platform.
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About Hired, Netomi: An AI-first customer service platform that enables companies to deliver the highest quality customer experiences.
Assaf Barnir
VP Customer Success of Netomi
Startups: eMeter, Zendesk, PubNub; Earlier: Amdocs, IAF, IBM
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About Netomi: An AI-first customer service platform that enables companies to deliver the highest quality customer experiences.
Archana Chattha
Partner and VP of Network of VSC
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About VSC: We are a band of strategists, storytellers and data nerds obsessed with helping Davids crush a sea of Goliaths.
Kathy Coover
Executive Vice President of Isagenix International
In 1992, Kathy Coover left her career as a dental hygienist in search of a way to spend more time with her family and contribute to others on a greater scale. Kathy went on to become a top earner in three separate network marketing companies, generating millions in income and helping tens of thousands of entrepreneurs achieve success. Remaining focused on her aspirations to positively impact the lives of others, Kathy joined her husband, Jim, and together they co-founded Isagenix. They set out to build a network marketing company that would be different than all the rest, founded on integrity, passion, and collaboration. Kathy is a nationally recognized and respected leader who has translated her personal successes into training and support systems that have helped create physical and financial freedom for countless Isagenix Associates.
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About Isagenix International: Isagenix International LLC is a multilevel marketing company that markets dietary supplements and personal care products.
Arjun Pillai
SVP, Products and Growth of ZoomInfo
Arjun Pillai is the SVP, Products and Growth at ZoomInfo.
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About Datachain Inc, ZoomInfo: ZoomInfo provides accurate and actionable B2B contact and company information to accelerate the growth of sales and marketing teams.
Santosh Sharan
VP of Growth & Strategy of ZoomInfo
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About ZoomInfo: ZoomInfo provides accurate and actionable B2B contact and company information to accelerate the growth of sales and marketing teams.
Steven Vine
EVP, Corporate Development & General Counsel of Zeta Global
Steven Vine has been Executive Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions and General Counsel of Zeta Interactive Corporation since 2013. Vine served as an EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT of Zeta Interactive Corporation. He served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, Associate General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer at PulsePoint, Inc. (formerly Datran Media Corp). Vine was responsible for managing consumer privacy commitment as well as government and industry relations. Where he led PulsePoint through multiple acquisitions and the transformation of its business into a leading RTB and Content Marketing platform. He joined Datran Media from Register.com, where he served as Deputy General Counsel with responsibility for oversight of the legal department and industry relations. He also serviced as an active Leader in ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Prior to Register.com, Vine served as a Corporate Associate at the law firm Kaye Scholer, LLP, where he managed mergers and acquisitions, securities transactions and other general corporate matters. Vine holds a BA from Tufts University and JD from New York University.
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About Zeta Global: Zeta offers technology and marketing services to help brands acquire, engage, and retain customers.
David Schey
SVP CX/Strategy & Analytics of Zeta Global
David Schey, Zeta’s Senior VP of Customer Experience, has over 18 years of experience consulting Fortune 1,000 companies on optimizing marketing and CRM programs, within both digital and offline channels. Most recently, David served as Vice President/Group Director of Strategy and Analytics at DigitasLBi, where he led the S&A CRM practice. He has held leadership positions at Digitas, Merkle and Epsilon. Throughout his career, David has worked with a variety of national and global brands including PepsiCo, Pfizer, Unilever, Kraft, Tesco, Samsung, Comcast, The Limited, Urban Outfitters, T.J.Maxx, Toys “R” Us and Bed Bath & Beyond, to plan, measure and optimize CRM campaigns. He holds a B.S. in Marketing from the University of Maryland at College Park, and an M.B.A. in Marketing from Rutgers University.
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About Zeta Global: Zeta offers technology and marketing services to help brands acquire, engage, and retain customers.
Tom Walsh
EVP, Zeta Labs of Zeta Global
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About Zeta Global: Zeta offers technology and marketing services to help brands acquire, engage, and retain customers.
Brian Sax
Senior Vice President of ACN
Brian Sax is a successful professional in the world of network marketing that, as an IBO, has achieved SVP status at ACN. He has goals to do a whole lot more in the future, including: making a difference in thousands of people’s lives, helping to open many more countries for ACN, assisting more people to achieve the Regional Vice President (RVP) and SVP levels within the Company, and helping ACN to become the largest network marketing company in the world by the year 2021.
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About ACN: ACN is the world’s largest direct seller of telecommunications, energy and other essential services people use every day.
Diarmuid Russell
SVP of Finance & Business Operations of Tubular Labs
Diarmuid Russell is the SVP, Finance & Business Operations at Tubular Labs. He is a former head of international at Glassdoor, a career marketplace that helps people search for jobs and companies recruit suitable individuals. Prior to that, he was the senior vice president and general manager for partner services at the same company. Russell is a skilled digital media executive with more than 10 years of experience in consumer internet businesses in Europe, Australia, and the U.S. Before joining Glassdoor, he served as the vice president and general manager for consumer business at GlobalEnglish. Previously, he was employed at BBC Worldwide, where he advised on the acquisition of[Lonely Planet and subsequently became the commercial director for its digital division. He has also worked at Expedia and Marakon Associates Russell holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of St. Andrews and a master’s degree in business administration from INSEAD. He resides in San Francisco, California, United States.
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About Tubular Labs: Tubular Labs is the global leader in video intelligence for the cross-platform world.
Guy Peri
Vice President & Chief Data Officer of Procter & Gamble Company
Guy Peri is Chief Data & Analytics Officer for Procter & Gamble. Guy leads the creation and implementation of P&G’s enterprise data/analytics strategy and architecture to enable strategic/operational insights and new business models. Guy also has responsibility for P&Gs data science team which applies advanced analytics against P&Gs largest business opportunities across marketing, sales, eBusiness and supply chain. Mr. Peri’s current responsibilities include creation and implementation of P&Gs enterprise data / analytics strategy and leading the development, operations, data management and data science teams who are enabling P&Gs strategy.Mr. Peri is actively involved in community and professional boards and believes that leadership is about serving others to achieve their full potential.
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About Procter & Gamble Company: Procter & Gamble Company offers variety of consumer goods products.
Valarie Sheppard
Treasurer, Controller and Executive Vice President Company Transition Leader of Procter & Gamble Company
Valarie Sheppard is the Treasurer, Controller and Executive Vice President Company Transition Leader at Procter & Gamble.
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About Procter & Gamble Company: Procter & Gamble Company offers variety of consumer goods products.
Andrew Bolton
SVP, Global Partnerships of Knotch
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About Knotch: Knotch is the content intelligence platform for brands. We pair performance data with consumer sentiment in real time.
David Rath
Senior VP of A&R of RoadRunner Records
David Rath has been at Roadrunner Records for over a decade and as SR VP of A&R for the past three years. In addition to overseeing the responsibilities of the entire A&R staff, David is Direct A&R for Megadeth, DragonForce, The Parlor Mob, Ratt, Taking Dawn and Roadrunner Comedy. The Roadrunner Records roster includes the biggest names in Hard Rock and Heavy Metal, encompassing everything from Slipknot to Nickelback.
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About Megadeth, RoadRunner Records: Roadrunner Records is a major Dutch record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal and hard rock bands.
Chris Luo
SVP of Marketing of Fivestars
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About Fivestars: Fivestars provides a platform that offers loyalty, marketing, payments, and other services to small merchants and businesses.
Tom Click
VP Sales of Integrate
As VP of Sales, Tom Click holds direct responsibility for driving and supporting Integrate’s revenue growth. He leads all five of Integrate’s software sales divisions and is focused on establishing Integrate as the leading marketing software in its category. Tom has spent the entirety of his career in B2B sales and demand generation. He sold B2B solutions for Nextel prior to its merger with Sprint, and later spent 12 years with TechTarget, serving as sales director for the company’s $30m networking and security media business unit. Tom holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Isenberg School of Management.
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About Integrate: Integrate provides a hub for managing and measuring demand generation programs.
Frannie Danzinger
Vice President of Strategic Business Development of Integrate
Frannie Danzinger is currently VP, Strategic Business Development for Integrate, a pioneer in demand orchestration software. Frannie works with hundreds of B2B marketing organizations to develop and scale their revenue-generating machines. Her passion is to fully understand a marketer’s business and help to build a high-impact strategy, with efficient process, data and technology, to bring the strategy to life. Having worked with smart marketers, savvy business pros and sharp technology professionals during her roles at 6sense, eXelate, a Nielsen Company and Bizo over the last five years, Frannie fell in love with MarTech. She’s experienced first-hand the power of MarTech and its ability to catapult – and hold back – marketing teams and business results. Coupled with 20+ years of agency media experience, it’s easy to get excited about the road ahead in marketing and technology. When not working with marketers, Frannie channels her personal passion to fitness. She is a Group Fitness Instructor, Boxing Trainer, Spinning Instructor and Personal Trainer. If you cannot find her at her desk, be sure to check the gym!
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About Integrate: Integrate provides a hub for managing and measuring demand generation programs.
Colby Cavanaugh
VP Business Development & Alliances of Integrate
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About Integrate: Integrate provides a hub for managing and measuring demand generation programs.
Colby Cavanaugh
VP Business Development & Alliances of Integrate
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About Integrate: Integrate provides a hub for managing and measuring demand generation programs.
Cody Bauer
Vice President Of Retail Operations of Leap Services
Cody Bauer serves as VP of retail operations at Leap Services.
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About Leap Services: Leap develops a retail platform that enables brands to deploy stores and accelerate growth.
Assaf Baciu
SVP of Products & co-founder of Persado
Assaf Baciu is the SVP of Products and co-founder of Persado. He was the Vice President of Product Management at Upstream before that. Assaf is responsible for driving the development of Upstream’s next-generation mobile marketing solutions and identifying new markets for expansion. Prior to joining Upstream, Assaf worked for speech and imaging solutions supplier Nuance Communications as a senior director of product strategy where he was responsible for developing on-demand and mobile solutions. Assaf joined Nuance from BeVocal, following its acquisition in 2007, where he led product management and developed innovative multi-channel mobile strategies and solutions. Assaf holds a Masters in Business Administration from the University of San Francisco and he has a Masters in Social Psychology from the Sorbonne in Paris.
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About Persado: Persado Marketing Language Cloud delivers AI-generated language that resonates the most with any audience, segment or individual.
Executive Vice President, Product of NextRoll
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About NextRoll: NextRoll is a marketing technology company delivering products ambitious companies rely on to grow their businesses.
Jason Finkelstein
SVP Global Marketing of NextRoll
Jason is SVP Global Marketing at AdRoll, a division of NextRoll. He advises Traitify, Disconnect and Swellbox. He was formerly Chief Revenue Officer at Traitify and before that Chief Marketing Officer at AVG Technologies (NYSE: AVG), who was acquired by Avast Software in 2016 for $1.3B. Before AVG, he was Chief Marketing Officer at Location Labs which AVG acquired in 2014 for $220M. Prior to Location Labs, Jason served in various product management, investment professional, and entrepreneurial roles at Funambol, Vindigo and Millennium Technology Ventures. Jason holds an MBA in Marketing and Entrepreneurship from Columbia Business School. He also holds a Bachelors in Computer Science and Economics from Duke University.
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About NextRoll: NextRoll is a marketing technology company delivering products ambitious companies rely on to grow their businesses.
Chris Finley
Vice President of Business Development of Momentive
Chris Finley is the former vice president of business development at [SurveyMonkey](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/surveymonkey#/entity), a cloud-based online survey and questionnaire tool that helps users gather survey-related information.
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About Momentive: SurveyMonkey is an agile experience management company delivering solutions that help leaders make important decisions.
Eric Johnson
EVP and CIO of Momentive
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About Momentive: SurveyMonkey is an agile experience management company delivering solutions that help leaders make important decisions.
Jon Cohen
Chief Research Officer and Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Business Development of Momentive
Jon joined SurveyMonkey in January 2014. He brings years of research and data expertise to the company’s portfolio of products and solutions, as well as strategic direction for future innovations. Previously, he was Vice President of Research at the Pew Research Center. As Director of Polling and Polling Editor, he also led The Washington Post’s polling operation through two presidential campaigns and four congressional cycles, as well as numerous gubernatorial and mayoral elections. Prior to the Post, he was a polling expert at ABC News and the Public Policy Institute of California. He is an active member of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) and previously served on AAPOR’s Executive Council, as well as the president of its Pacific Chapter, PAPOR. Jon earned an MA in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a BA in History from Johns Hopkins University.
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About Momentive: SurveyMonkey is an agile experience management company delivering solutions that help leaders make important decisions.
Luke Swanek
Co-Founder & VP Sales of PartnerStack
Luke Swanek is CoFounder & VP of Sales at GrowSumo.
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About PartnerStack: PartnerStack enables companies to accelerate growth with partnerships
Abdellah Cherkaoui
Senior Vice President – Government, Automotive & Utilities of Volta Charging
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About Volta Charging: Volta Charging designs, installs, and maintains a network of electric vehicle charging stations.
Anne Lukanc
Vice President Sales of Volta Charging
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About Volta Charging: Volta Charging designs, installs, and maintains a network of electric vehicle charging stations.
Ross Hatamiya
Vice President of Media Sales of Volta Charging
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About Volta Charging: Volta Charging designs, installs, and maintains a network of electric vehicle charging stations.
Mike Schott
Senior Vice President, Sales of Volta Charging
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About Volta Charging: Volta Charging designs, installs, and maintains a network of electric vehicle charging stations.
Quentin Archibeck
VP of Media Sales, Western Region of Volta Charging
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About Volta Charging: Volta Charging designs, installs, and maintains a network of electric vehicle charging stations.
Lisa (Gulan) Brickson
VP of Media Sales of Volta Charging
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About Volta Charging: Volta Charging designs, installs, and maintains a network of electric vehicle charging stations.
Coleen Kuehn
EVP, Travel, Media & Entertainment Practice of Merkle
Coleen Kuehn In Coleen’s role as chief media officer, she is responsible for the leadership of Merkle’s media portfolio across search, display, social, and performance media as well as overseeing communications strategy capabilities. Coleen is a seasoned executive with 20 years of experience in marketing, strategic planning, digital media, and technology. As an innovative and results-driven leader, Kuehn was named one of Advertising Age’s esteemed “Women to Watch.” She began her career in marketing and product development roles for American Express and The Coca-Cola Company after receiving an MBA from University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Prior to joining Merkle, Coleen served as president at Mediavest, a global agency, where she was responsible for strategic oversight, integrated solutions, and client adoption of new technologies. She began as President of Strategy & Planning and was responsible for developing the agency’s communications planning methodology as well as its proprietary tools. Given her strong client relationships and leadership skills, she went on to assume the role of President, Client Leadership at Mediavest. Coleen was also a member of Mediavest’s Executive Leadership team of eight that determined the vision and overall direction for the agency. Prior to joining Mediavest, Coleen was Chief Strategist at Havas|MPG and President of Digital & Emerging media at MediaCom.
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About Merkle: Merkle is a customer relationship management agency that designs, executes and evaluates integrated marketing programs.
Amanda Gessert
Vice President, Analytics of Merkle
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About Merkle: Merkle is a customer relationship management agency that designs, executes and evaluates integrated marketing programs.
Dave Morgan
CEO & Founder & Vice President, Sports Digital News of Simulmedia
Morgan is the CEO and founder of Simulmedia, a New York based marketing technology company that uses data, science and software to drive business outcomes for advertisers through traditional TV marketing. He previously founded and ran both TACODA, Inc., an online advertising company that pioneered behavioral online marketing and was acquired by AOL in 2007 for $275 million, and Real Media, Inc., one of the world’s first ad serving and online ad network companies and a predecessor to 24/7 Real Media (TFSM), which was later sold to WPP for $649 million. After the sale of TACODA, Dave served as Executive Vice President, Global Advertising Strategy, at AOL, a Time Warner Company (TWX).
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About Simulmedia, Sinclair Broadcast Group: Simulmedia is a TV ad platform that enables predictable, scalable customer growth.
Dennis Mink
VP Marketing of Liftoff
Out-of-the-box marketing professional with a passion for building cloud-based products and services. Deep experience with SaaS, mobile and marketing technology. Highly motivated self-starter.
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About Liftoff: Liftoff is a mobile app marketing and retargeting platform which uses post-install data to run true CPA-optimized campaigns.
Matt Felser
VP of Technology of Grandex
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About Grandex: Commerce powered by original media
Kevin Buckman
Vice President of Training & Field Development of Market America
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About Market America: Market America Worldwide is a product brokerage and Internet marketing company that specializes in One-to-One-Marketing.
Joe Bolyard
EVP International Developmenet of Market America
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About Market America: Market America Worldwide is a product brokerage and Internet marketing company that specializes in One-to-One-Marketing.
Ulrich Grimm
EVP, Global Design – Shoes, Accessories and Home of Calvin Klein
Ulrich Grimm serves as the Creative Director for Calvin Klein men’s and women’s shoes and accessories including handbags, wallets, belts, watches, jewelry, and eyewear, spanning all of the brands produced by Calvin Klein, Inc. Shape and material are the foundation of his designs. Largely influenced by architecture, he is inspired by structures, colors, textures, and natural building materials – resulting in a clean and classic aesthetic, but with a modern approach. Grimm grew up in Porta Westfalica, Germany and joined Calvin Klein, Inc. in 1998 and was elevated to the role of Creative Director in July 2006. Today Mr. Grimm oversees a team that is responsible for the overall direction of the company’s extensive global offering of shoes and accessories produced under the Calvin Klein Collection, ck Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein Jeans, and Calvin Klein Golf brands. Grimm studied fashion design at Esmod in Paris and later returned to Germany to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts in fashion design from Fachhochschule Bielefeld. Earlier in his career, he held design positions at established fashion houses such as Joop!, Bogner, and Fendi.
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About Calvin Klein: Calvin Klein is a global lifestyle brand that exemplifies modern, sophisticated style.
Michael Kopeikin
VP, Digital Marketing and Ad Tech of Publicis Groupe
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About Publicis Groupe: Publicis Groupe is a digital and interactive communication services provider.
Michael Cadieux
Vice President / NA Procurement Officer of Publicis Groupe
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About Publicis Groupe: Publicis Groupe is a digital and interactive communication services provider.
Whitney Jones
SVP Data & Analysis of Publicis Groupe
Whitney helps Samsung incorporate data-driven insights into all aspects of the media planning and measurement process. During her 8 years with Publicis Groupe, she has helped infuse a new standard of data strategy, measurement, and insight. She has lead teams across a spectrum of digital and offline analytics projects, driving relationship strategy for multiple B2C and B2B initiatives and helping clients achieve maximum ROI in the digital space. Her experience spans verticals including consumer electronics, beauty, CPG, automotive, retail and travel. Previously, Whitney held roles in Product Management at DataXu, where she spearheaded the development of their Data Management and Analytics suite of solutions. Whitney began her career in the Telecom space, as an analyst at the Boston-based consultancy Atlantic-ACM. Whitney holds a BA in Economics from Colby College.
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About Digitas, Publicis Groupe: Publicis Groupe is a digital and interactive communication services provider.
James McCart
VP of Research and Development of SiteWit
As VP of R&D for SiteWit, James leads key initiatives such as SitWit’s optimization engine. He also plays a lead role in the facilitation of company R&D initiatives, from conceptualization through execution. James brings unique previous experience as a Research Health Science Specialist at the US Department of Veterans Affairs, where he led and worked on healthcare informatics research such as text mining, information retrieval, and natural language processing within a national electronic health record. He also has experience in computational approaches to systemic risk based on fine-grained financial data. James received his Ph.D. and M.S. in Management Information Systems from the University of South Florida and holds a B.S. in Information Systems from Purdue University. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member at the Muma College of Business and the Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida.
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About SiteWit: SiteWit is a platform for small business owners to market their website on Google, Bing, and Yahoo and generate leads.
