In 2025, there’s no such thing as business as usual. Faced with relentless challenges, change, and
technological upheaval, brands have to devise new ways to stay culturally relevant and actually connect with people.
The marketing and tech executives on our first-ever Innovator 50 list are breaking loose from industry norms and pioneering new ways of working, all the while leading with integrity.
Whether it’s lifting the curtain on digital advertising, transforming a social platform into a marketing intelligence engine, or using technology to surprise and delight, these executives are forging ahead with bold ideas and curiosity, while never losing sight of the people they serve.
Kiser Barnes
Chief Creative Officer & Partner, Red Antler
Mike Barrett
Co-Founder & CSO, Supergood
Chris Brandt
President & Chief Brand Officer, Chipotle
James Cadwallader
Co-Founder & CEO, Profound
Guy Cohen
Chief Product Officer, Skai
JP Colaco
SVP & Chief T-Ads Officer, T-Mobile
Kerel Cooper
Chief Marketing Officer, GumGum
Sean Corcoran
President, MissionOne Media at BarkleyOKRP
Christopher Crawford
Founder & CEO, Elite Media
Kristen D’Arcy
CMO & Head of Digital Growth, True Religion
Seth Dallaire
EVP & Chief Growth Officer, Walmart U.S.
Domenic DiMeglio
CMO & Chief Data Officer, Paramount Streaming
Mark Douglas
Founder & CEO, MNTN
Jamison Duffield
Global Head of Strategy, Virtue Worldwide
Brandon Edwards
Co-founder & CEO, Unlock Health
Joe Ferencz
Founder & CEO, Gamefam
Rita Ferro
President of Global Advertising, The Walt Disney Company
Mark Figliulo
Founder & Creative Chairman, Fig
Nick Gallo
Founder & CEO, Loop
Arielle Garcia
Chief Operating Officer, Check My Ads
Dan Gardner
Co-Founder & Chairman, Code and Theory Network
Michelle Gelman
(Former) Head of Global Content Product, Nielsen
Bryan Goldberg
Founder & CEO, BDG
Nadia Gonzalez
Founder & CEO, ENC²
Natalie Gordon
Founder & CEO, Babylist
Elav Horwitz
Global Head of Strategic Partnerships & AI Solutions, WPP
Jeremy Jones
Global Head of Creative, Intuit Intuition
Jennifer Kattula
CMO, Microsoft Advertising
Gabi Knight
Global Director of International Marketing, Meta Reality Labs
Maya Lasry
Chief Marketing Officer, Seven Bucks Companies
Tracy-Ann Lim
Global Chief Media Officer, JPMorganChase
Jeremy Lowenstein
Chief Marketing Officer, Milani Cosmetics
Harvey Ma
VP & General Manager, Sam’s Club Member Access Platform
Chenlin Meng
Co-Founder, Pika
Adrienne Morgan
President & Head of Performance Marketing, Stripe Theory
Aila Morin
Chief Marketing Officer, Merit
Bryan Quinn
Co-Founder, Shopsense AI
Gita Rebbapragada
Chief Operating Officer, Crunchyroll
Jon Reilly
Co-Founder & CEO, Akkio
Joe Root
Co-Founder & CEO, Permutive
Kern Schireson
Chairman & CEO, Known
Matthew Segal
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, ATTN:
Asha Shivaji
Co-Founder & CEO, SeeMe Index
Beth Sidhu
Chief Brand and Communications Officer, Stagwell
Steve Stoute
CEO, UnitedMasters
Ian Trombetta
SVP, Global Social, Creator, & Content Marketing, NFL
Lisa Utzschneider
CEO, Integral Ad Science
Jen Wong
Chief Operating Officer, Reddit
Mike Woods
ECD & Head of Immersive, m ss ng p eces
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