Kelly Thompson

Kelly Thompson, MBA, currently serves as the Senior Director of Integrated Marketing and Communications at The Guitar Center Company, a position held since January 2022, after previously holding the title of Director in the same department. Prior to this role, Kelly worked as an Account Manager at Alphia and as a Senior Marketing Manager, Digital at The Guitar Center Company from May 2019 to April 2020. Kelly's earlier experience includes a tenure at The J.M. Smucker Company as Senior Manager of Retail Activation, where responsibilities included managing go-to-market efforts for Natural Balance Pet Foods. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts in Family and Consumer Sciences from California State University-Sacramento and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix.