Kathy Chin Makranyi

Kathy Chin Makranyi has a diverse and extensive work experience in marketing, communications, and strategy roles. Kathy is currently serving as the Global Head of Marketing & Vice President at LevaData since 2022. Kathy is responsible for leading the marketing efforts at this AI-powered marketplace and platform.

In 2023, Kathy became the President and Founding Member of the SF/Silicon Valley Chapter at CMO Collaborative. Kathy plays a crucial role in bringing together senior marketing leaders to connect, collaborate, and shape the future of the profession.

Prior to their current roles, Kathy worked at Globality, Inc. from 2018 to 2022. As the Global Head of Marketing & Vice President, they led the global marketing team and oversaw brand differentiation, digital marketing, thought leadership, and customer adoption marketing. Kathy also served as the Vice President of Corporate Marketing & Communications, where they built the corporate marketing and communications function and led communication efforts for funding announcements and global customer and partner announcements.

Before Globality, Kathy spent 18 years at Cisco in various leadership positions. Kathy worked as the Director of Strategy, Planning & Communications, Americas Sales, where they led strategic messaging and communications for a 6,000 employee organization. Kathy also served as the Director of Strategy, Planning & Communications for Global Business Services, where they collaborated with senior leadership to define and communicate a vision for the organization. Additionally, they held other roles, including Director & Head of Corporate Change Management & Communications for the Cisco Transformation Office and Chief of Staff & Director of Communications for Customer Value Chain Management.

Earlier in their career, Kathy worked at Citigate Cunningham as the Communications Team Lead & Manager for HP Enterprise. Kathy managed the team responsible for the HP e-services corporate launch and played a role in the Y2K transition team.

Overall, Kathy Chin Makranyi has demonstrated their expertise in marketing, communications, and strategy throughout their career, holding leadership positions and achieving significant accomplishments in each role they have undertaken.

Kathy Chin Makranyi completed an Executive MBA program in International Master's in Management at both Purdue University Daniels School of Business and TIAS School for Business and Society from 2011 to 2012. Kathy holds a BA degree in Sociology/Communications from UC Santa Barbara. Additionally, Kathy obtained a certification as a Certified Change Management Practitioner from Prosci, and also completed the Mass Media Institute's Radio and TV program at Stanford University. The specific dates of obtaining their certifications are not provided.