Despina C. Kartson

Despina Kartson is the current Chief Marketing Officer at BakerHostetler. Despina has over 15 years of experience in the legal field, with a focus on marketing and business development.

Kartson began their career as a marketing manager at Latham & Watkins in 2004. In this role, they oversaw the development and implementation of marketing strategy for the firm. Despina was promoted to Chief Marketing Officer in 2013 and held this position until they left the firm in 2016.

Kartson then joined Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP as their Chief Business Development & Marketing Officer. In this role, they were responsible for leading the Business Development & Communications department for the firm. Despina oversaw a team of marketing and communications professionals and helped to develop and implement strategy around client development, marketing, communications, and media relations. Kartson left Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in 2020 to join BakerHostetler as their CMO.

Despina C. Kartson has a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Bowling Green State University and certification from LawVision/Legal Sales & Service Organization (LSSO) as a Master Coach in "Coaching Advantage."

Despina C. Kartson reports to Paul M. Schmidt, Chairman. Some of their coworkers include Rick L. Johnson - CFO, Mark Hatcher - Partner, and Robert E. Craig - Chief Information Officer.