Diana Downey

Diana Downey is the Chief Marketing Officer at Polen Capital. Diana has over 18 years of experience in marketing and product development.

Downey began their career at Standard & Poor's, where they served as Senior Marketing Director for Business Development. In this role, they were responsible for developing and executing marketing plans to drive business growth.

After four years at Standard & Poor's, Downey joined Fidelity Investments as SVP, Head of Product Planning and Roadmap for Fidelity Institutional. In this role, they were responsible for leading the prioritization and planning of Fidelity's institutional product development roadmap. Diana also developed the structure and processes to evaluate innovative product ideas from across the firm for alignment with Institutional's strategic vision.

Downey has been with Polen Capital since June 2021. In their current role as Chief Marketing Officer, they are responsible for leading the marketing team and developing strategies to build awareness and generate demand for Polen Capital's products and services.

Diana Downey has a Masters in Communication from Boston University and a Bachelor's in English from Westfield State University. Diana also has FINRA Series 24 and 7 certifications.

Their manager is Stan C. Moss, CEO. They are on a team with Rebecca Datny - Senior Executive Assistant, Kaushik Sudarsan - Head, Analytics, and Holly Simpson - Senior Executive Assistant. Some direct reports include Jess Bartlone - Senior Marketing Associate, Ali Laste - Digital Marketing Manager, and Jillian Williams - Marketing Associate.