Zarina L Stanford

Zarina L Stanford is a seasoned marketing professional currently serving as Chief Marketing Officer at Bazaarvoice and as a Board Advisor at FortyTwo.VC, both since November 2021. Previously, Stanford held the position of Chief Communications & Marketing Officer at Rackspace Technology and served as Chief Marketing Officer at Syniti. Prior to these roles, Stanford contributed to SAP as Head of Marketing for the Asia Pacific & Japan region and held various marketing leadership positions at IBM, including VP Marketing for Segment Marketing & Systems in Growth Markets and Director of Marketing for the IBM EBO initiative. Stanford's educational background includes 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.