The best CMOs aren't hard to find—but the ones who'll actually sharpen your thinking are rare. I've pulled together the marketing leaders who consistently lead by example and share their ideas: real strategy, honest takes, and the kind of insight that helps you move faster and think bigger.
Top 20 CMOs
Below are the profiles of the top CMOs, covering who they are and the impact they've made in this space.
Marian Lee
Chief Marketing Officer at Netflix
United States
Focus area:
#Brand strategy#Entertainment marketing#Fandom#Global marketing#Creator marketing
Marian Lee is Chief Marketing Officer at Netflix, where she leads global marketing after senior roles at Spotify, handling consumer marketing, creator marketing, music, and artist services.
Lee's marketing treats fandom as…
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Marcel Marcondes
Chief Marketing Officer at AB InBev
New York, United States
Focus area:
#Global brand strategy#Consumer marketing#Portfolio marketing#Cultural relevance#Brand growth
Marcel Marcondes is Chief Marketing Officer at AB InBev, where he has held senior roles since 2005, including CMO of Anheuser-Busch and Global President of the company's Beyond Beer business.
His experience…
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Frank Cooper III
Chief Marketing Officer at Visa
United States
Focus area:
#Brand purpose#Culture#Global marketing#Sponsorships#Digital commerce
Frank Cooper III is Chief Marketing Officer at Visa, leading global marketing after executive roles at BlackRock, BuzzFeed, PepsiCo, Motown, and Def Jam across finance, media, consumer goods.
At Visa, Cooper oversees…
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Asad Ayaz
Chief Marketing and Brand Officer at The Walt Disney Company
Los Angeles, United States
Focus area:
#Entertainment marketing#Brand strategy#Franchise marketing#Fandom#Global campaigns
Asad Ayaz is Chief Marketing and Brand Officer of The Walt Disney Company, leading enterprise-wide marketing and brand strategy after more than two decades shaping Disney's entertainment marketing.
Ayaz coordinates marketing across…
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Julia White
Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer at AWS
Seattle, United States
Focus area:
#Cloud marketing#Enterprise technology#AI#Digital transformation#Global marketing
Julia White is Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at AWS, leading worldwide marketing after senior technology roles at SAP and a two-decade career at Microsoft focused on enterprise software.
White brings…
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Cristina Diezhandino
Chief Marketing Officer at Diageo
London, United Kingdom
Focus area:
#Brand building#Consumer insights#Portfolio strategy#Innovation#Cultural marketing
Cristina Diezhandino is Chief Marketing Officer at Diageo and an Executive Committee member, with a career covering global brand, category, innovation, and general management roles across the company.
Diezhandino has led brands…
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William White
SVP & Chief Marketing Officer at Walmart U.S.
Bentonville, United States
Focus area:
#Retail marketing#Customer insights#Brand strategy#Omnichannel commerce#Customer loyalty
William White is Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Walmart U.S., leading customer insights, marketing strategy, planning, and experiences after roles at Target and Coca-Cola.
White connects brand building with…
Lorraine Twohill
Chief Marketing Officer at Google
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Focus area:
#Technology marketing#Brand strategy#Product marketing#Accessibility#Global marketing
Lorraine Twohill is Google’s Chief Marketing Officer, leading its global marketing team after two decades at the company and earlier heading marketing across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Twohill has steered…
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Kenny Mitchell
SVP & Chief Marketing Officer at Levi Strauss & Co.
United States
Focus area:
#Brand strategy#Cultural marketing#Lifestyle brands#Consumer marketing#Global growth
Kenny Mitchell is Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of the Levi's brand at Levi Strauss & Co., following marketing leadership roles at Snap, McDonald's, Gatorade, and NASCAR.
Mitchell leads global…
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Emmanuel Orssaud
Chief Marketing Officer at Duolingo
London, United Kingdom
Focus area:
#Organic growth#Social media#Brand creativity#Creator marketing#Product marketing
Emmanuel Orssaud is Chief Marketing Officer at Duolingo, where he leads a creativity-first marketing organization after earlier work at Spotify and PlayStation.
Orssaud has helped build a marketing model that prizes earned…
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Melody Lee
Chief Marketing Officer at Mercedes-Benz USA
Atlanta, United States
Focus area:
#Luxury marketing#Brand transformation#Cultural relevance#Customer experience#Automotive marketing
Melody Lee is Chief Marketing Officer at Mercedes-Benz USA, leading U.S. marketing for the luxury automaker after senior brand and marketing roles at Cadillac, MillerKnoll, and global agencies.
Lee's work sits at…
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Jane Wakely
EVP, Chief Consumer & Marketing Officer at PepsiCo
United States
Focus area:
#Consumer insights#Brand building#Category growth#Innovation#Portfolio strategy
Jane Wakely is PepsiCo's Executive Vice President, Chief Consumer and Marketing Officer and Chief Growth Officer, International Foods.
Wakely approaches growth through a combination of consumer understanding, category science, creativity, and brand…
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Dara Treseder
Chief Marketing Officer at Autodesk
Silicon Valley, United States
Focus area:
#B2B marketing#Digital commerce#Brand transformation#Growth#AI
Dara Treseder is Chief Marketing Officer at Autodesk, leading worldwide marketing and e-commerce after senior marketing roles at Peloton, Carbon, GE, Apple, and Goldman Sachs.
Treseder's reaches beyond communications into e-commerce, product,…
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Carrie Palin
SVP & Chief Marketing Officer at Cisco
Focus area:
#B2B marketing#Brand transformation#Demand generation#Digital experience#AI
Carrie Palin is Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Cisco, leading global marketing after senior technology roles at Splunk, Box, IBM, Dell, and other enterprise companies.
At Cisco, Palin's remit…
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Alison Wagonfeld
Chief Marketing Officer at NVIDIA
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Focus area:
#AI marketing#Technology marketing#Cloud computing#Brand strategy#Communications
Alison Wagonfeld is Chief Marketing Officer at NVIDIA, leading marketing and communications after nearly a decade heading Google Cloud marketing and earlier leadership roles in technology and finance.
Wagonfeld stepped into NVIDIA's…
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Tim Castree
Chief Marketing Officer at DoorDash
Gates Mills, United States
Focus area:
#Global brand strategy#Growth marketing#Local relevance#Media#Customer acquisition
Tim Castree is Chief Marketing Officer at DoorDash, bringing senior leadership experience from Amazon, GroupM, and Wavemaker across growth marketing, brand building, media, and global markets.
Castree joined DoorDash as its ambitions…
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Ranjan Goswami
Chief Marketing & Product Officer at Delta Air Lines
Atlanta, United States
Focus area:
#Customer experience#Brand strategy#Product strategy#Travel marketing#Personalization
Ranjan Goswami is Chief Marketing and Product Officer at Delta Air Lines, leading global marketing and customer experience design after nearly two decades in commercial and operational roles.
Goswami combines stewardship of…
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Andy Crestodina
Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer at Orbit Media Studios
Chicago, United States
Focus area:
#Content marketing#SEO#Web strategy#Analytics#AI
Andy Crestodina is co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Orbit Media Studios, where he has spent more than two decades working across web strategy, content marketing, SEO, analytics, and AI.
Crestodina turns…
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Carla Zakhem-Hassan
Chief Marketing Officer at JPMorgan Chase
New York, United States
Focus area:
#Brand strategy#Financial services marketing#Customer insights#Integrated marketing#Marketing leadership
Carla Zakhem-Hassan is Chief Marketing Officer at JPMorgan Chase, overseeing marketing across Chase, J.P. Morgan, Sapphire, and the corporate brand after prior CMO roles at Citi and Toys “R” Us.
Hassan leads…
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Morgan Flatley
EVP, Global Chief Marketing Officer and New Business Ventures at McDonald’s
Chicago, United States
Focus area:
#Global brand strategy#Consumer insights#Digital engagement#Cultural marketing#Brand innovation
Morgan Flatley is EVP, Global Chief Marketing Officer and New Business Ventures at McDonald’s, where she oversees global brand building and ventures after earlier marketing leadership at PepsiCo.
Flatley has helped McDonald’s…
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Selection Methodology
I selected the leaders on this list based on their relevance, demonstrated expertise and impact, professional credibility, and ongoing contributions to the field.
I look for evidence such as leading meaningful initiatives or delivering notable results within their organizations, developing influential ideas or practices, publishing research or educational resources, speaking or teaching, and other contributions that demonstrate impact within their work or the broader field.
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