Zarina L Stanford

Zarina L Stanford is an accomplished marketing and communications professional currently serving as a Strategic Advisor at Digital Commerce Global since August 2025 and as a Board Advisor at FortyTwo.VC since November 2021. Stanford held the position of Chief Marketing Officer at Bazaarvoice from November 2021 to August 2025 and was the Chief Communications & Marketing Officer at Rackspace Technology from September 2020 to August 2021. Prior experience includes Chief Marketing Officer at Syniti from January 2019 to September 2020, Head of Marketing for Asia Pacific & Japan at SAP from October 2015 to September 2018, and various senior roles within IBM, including VP Marketing and Director of Marketing, contributing significantly to brand strategy and demand generation. Stanford holds an MBA in Marketing & Organizational Behavior from SMU Cox School of Business and a BA in Journalism from the University of North Texas, along with an Executive MBA from Southern Methodist University.