Biography

Kellyn Smith Kenny has been recognized by Fortune, Adweek, Brand Innovators, and HotTopics for marketing innovation, effectiveness, and leadership, where she is featured as a Top 100 Most Innovative CMOs in the World, Top 50 CMO, Top 20 Most Tech Savvy CMOs, Top 100 Women in Brand Marketing, and Working Mother of the Year. Most recently she served as the global Chief Marketing Officer at Hilton Worldwide, where she led a 700-person team responsible for the multi-billion dollar company’s 18 brands, from January 2018 to June 2020. Prior to Hilton, she served as Vice President of Marketing at Uber, and before that held senior positions at Capital One and Microsoft. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Colgate University and a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University.