Leah Payne

Leah Payne currently serves as Vice President of Partner Marketing for the Phoenix Suns, a position held since November 2021, having previously held the role of Director in the same department. Prior to this, Leah worked at Octagon from September 2019 to December 2021 as an Account Manager, managing integrated marketing and branding partnerships for Kaiser Permanente with various sports leagues. At Stryker, from February 2016 to September 2019, Leah advanced from Senior Product Marketing Associate, where product marketing strategies were managed for a medical video platform, to Customer Care Supervisor overseeing a team responsible for service functions. Earlier career experience includes roles at Comcast SportsNet Houston, where Leah coordinated sponsorships for multiple sports teams and provided sales support. Leah is an alumnus of the University of Texas at Austin, holding a Bachelor of Science degree in Corporate Communications and was a Division I Women's Soccer student-athlete during their studies.