Council – Digital Ascendant

Ronalee Zarate-Bayani, Chief Brand Officer, Who Gives A Crap

“Ascendant is a network that looks out for each other! By getting to know people at these events you create mentorships and relationships that are intimate and authentic.”

PICTURED: Heidi Browning Pearson, Senior EVP, Chief Marketing Officer Senior EVP, Chief Marketing Officer, NHL

Elizabeth Pizzinato, CMO, Newport Private Wealth

"The people you meet within the network are generous with their time. You might change industry role but this group of trusted friends will help with your success there."

PICTURED: Michael Fisk, Principal, Owner, InterMark Strategy & Consulting

Clayton Peters, US Head of Verticals, Snap

"The engagement and follow-up after these Ascendant events
are so fulfilling. To me, the network promotes a healthy dialog that creates lasting friendships."

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Digital Ascendant Council

Aaron Fetters

CEO & Managing Partner
Transparent Partners

Abe Thomas

VP, Consumer Sales Organization
Microsoft

Abi Subramanian

GVP, Customer Marketing, Loyalty & Media Monetization
WAG, Walgreens

Adam Kleinberg

CEO & Co-Founder
Traction

Alix Hart

CMO
Verily Life Sciences

Amit Shah

Founder & CEO
Instalily AI

Andrea Sullivan

President
vYve by Vayner

Andrew Tweed

GM, Shari’s Berries
1-800-Flowers

Andrew Clarke

CEO
francesca’s

Andy Kauffman

SVP, Marketing Strategy
& Science
NFL

Antonio Sciuto

SVP, Global Business Development Officer
Salesforce

Babs Rangaiah

CEO
cc:babs

Barbara McHugh

SVP, Audience Development
& Marketing Operations
MLB

Bettina Sherick

Global Head, Prime Video & Amazon Studios Digital Insights
Amazon

Billie Goldman

Cloud & Commercial Marketing Director, Team Microsoft
Intel

Brigitte Brady-Harris,

VP, Marketing (former)
Beyond

Carlisle Connally

Global Head, Performance Marketing
Rosewood Hotel Group

Caroline Masullo

VP, Head, Omnichannel Marketing
Ahold Delhaize USA

Charlie Cole

CEO
Tribute Technology

Chris Chang

SVP, Strategic Partnerships
Tinuiti

Chris Murphy

SVP, Brand Marketing
adidas

Christie Raymond

CMO
Kohl’s

Curtis Kopf

GVP, Global Customer Experience
Insulet

Damian Garbaccio

Chief Business & Marketing Officer
Affinity Solutions

Dan Ackerman

VP, Client Development
The Trade Desk

Dane Hulquist

SVP, Head, Marketing Activation
US Bank

Denise Campbell

VP, Marketing Strategy, US Oncology
Novartis

Douglas Jensen

SVP, GTM Analytics & Activation & Learning COE
Estée Lauder

Dre Madden

CMO
The Real Brokerage

Elizabeth Pizzinato

CMO
Newport Private Wealth

Elpida Ormanidou

VP, Analytics & Insights (former)
PetSmart

Emily Culp

Chief Brand & Strategy Officer
BodyHealth

Gail Horwood

Chief Marketing & Customer Experience Officer, Innovative Medicines, US
Novartis

Gayle Meyers

Founder
Growthing

Geoff Seeley

CMO
PayPal

Jay Altschuler

SVP, Global Media & Agency Relations
Mastercard

Jenna Posner

CDO (former)
Solo Brands

Jesse Laskaris

VP, Data Driven Experience
L'Oréal

Jenny Zirinsky

Global SVP, Global Marketing, Communications & Media Transformation
Colgate-Palmolive

Joe Megibow

CEO
Casper

Joe Milano

SVP, Digital
Tapestry

Josh Krepon

President, US DTC & Global Digital
Steve Madden

Julie Bernard

CMO
Lily AI

Julie Keshmiry

VP, Marketing Operations
VISA

Justin Choi

CEO
Nativo

Kacie McKee

Head, Omni-Performance & Ecomm Acceleration, Connected Commerce
Kenvue

Kandi Arrington

EVP, Customer Development, Retail Consultancy
Mars United℠ Commerce

Kate Richling

CMO
Monks

Keith Gormley

VP, Head, Global Consumer Marketing
Franklin Templeton

Kendra Upham

WW Media
Apple

Kristin Morseman

SVP, Americas Digital Transformation
Shiseido

Kristy LoRusso

National CMO
Kaiser Permanente

Kunal Nagpal

Chief Business Officer
InMobi

Lacie Thompson

Chief Growth Officer
New Engen

Lisa Perlmutter

Chief Customer Officer
Hanna Andersson

Lisa Bradner

Chief Strategy Officer
YieldMo

Louise Cotterill

Global Sr. Director, Full Funnel Marketing AI / ML
Kellanova

Luke Kigel

VP, Advanced Marketing Capabilities
Kimberly-Clark

Mark Fiske

Operating Partner, Marketing & Digital Strategies; GenAI
Co-Lead
H.I.G. Capital

Mark Rose

Sr. Director, Market Strategy
TransUnion

Marni Schapiro

GM, Global Advertising, Afterpay + CashApp
Block

Mary Gerzema

EVP, Marketing Intelligence
& Consumer Engagement
Shiseido

Matthew Fantazier

Head, Integrated Media
Kenvue

Melissa Wisehart

Chief Media Officer
PHD

Michael Donnelly

EVP, AI, MarTech, Addressability & Marketing Futures
ANA

Michael Dupuis

CDO
SPARC Group

Michael Zeman

CMO
Life360

Mike Africa

CDO
Leslie’s Poolmart

Nadine McHugh

President & CEO
Evolve Up

Nicole Vinson

VP, Global Digital Media & Omni- Shopper Experience
Kellanova

Noam Paransky

Chief Omni & Innovation Officer
Tapestry (former)

Rachel Frederick

VP & GM, eCommerce
Sur La Table

Sabrina Cherubini

SVP, Brand & Digital
Hanky Panky

Saket Mehta

VP, Advertising & Revenue Partnerships (Square, Cash App, Afterpay)
Block

Samantha Skey

CEO
SHE Media

Sarah Veit Wallis

COO
Minted

Scott Lux

Global EVP, Technology & Innovation
Esprit

Shawn Gold

CEO
Pilgrim Soul

Shenan Reed

Global Chief Media Officer
General Motors

Shiv Singh

Advisor, Speaker, Investor & Author, Savvy Matters; Co-Founder
AI Trailblazers

Steven Kim

VP, Global Services, Marketing Solutions
Transunion

Tamara Alesi

CEO
Mediaplus

Taryn Rayment

CMO
J.McLaughlin

Todd Kaplan

CMO, North America
Kraft Heinz

Yasir Anwar

CTO & CDO
Williams-Sonoma

"I'm excited to see how our Network will change the future of marketing after a year of incredible disruption to our lives, our work, and the world."

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nominated change agents driving revenues building brands transforming marketing meet the Digital Ascendant Council