About the CMORoom
CMORoom is an invitation-only network where senior marketing executives from Fortune 300–500 companies connect, collaborate, and shape the future of modern marketing. Through curated dinners and executive gatherings, CMORoom provides a trusted environment for authentic conversations, peer-to-peer learning, and strategic collaboration that drives measurable impact.
Meet the Leadership Team
Behind every CMORoom experience is a team of marketing professionals, event curators, and strategic advisors dedicated to facilitating connection at the highest level. With decades of combined experience across brands and agencies, the team designs gatherings that inspire authentic dialogue, meaningful relationships, and measurable value.
Chief Marketing Officer
Katy Pietrini
Katy leads as Chief Marketing Officer, driving the company’s overall marketing strategy and ensuring alignment with business objectives to enhance brand recognition and revenue growth. She oversees brand management, go-to-market strategy, digital marketing, and customer engagement initiatives, leveraging her 15+ years of experience across Brand, Product Innovation, Digital Channels, and Demand Generation. A proven growth leader, Katy has optimized performance-driven programs that accelerate pipeline velocity, unlock new revenue streams, and deliver operational excellence on a national and international scale. Prior to CMORoom, she held leadership positions at WeWork, Cushman & Wakefield, and JLL, and was recognized as one of PRWeek’s Top 5 Outstanding Marketers.
Executive Director
Andrea Orth
Andrea brings more than 30 years of experience leading transformative marketing initiatives that elevate engagement and drive measurable impact. As Executive Director at CMORoom, Andrea guides brand strategy, experiential programming, and community-building efforts that connect the world’s most influential marketers. Her expertise spans branding, digital marketing, and integrated activations, helping brands grow through purposeful collaboration and creativity. Andrea has partnered with global leaders such as McDonald’s, KFC, Burger King, Domino’s, Kraft Heinz, Nestlé Purina, Hornitos Tequila, Boar’s Head, and Sunkist, crafting campaigns that build meaningful connections and lasting value.
Head of Digital Marketing
Nick Fernandez
Nick leads the strategy and execution of digital marketing efforts to elevate brand visibility, grow the community, and drive engagement across events, content, and signature programs. He builds and optimizes performance across paid and organic social, email, web, analytics, and digital campaigns, ensuring every touchpoint reflects the CMORoom brand and resonates with senior marketing leaders. He also identifies new opportunities to expand reach, strengthen audience engagement, and support the growth of CMORoom’s platform and programming. In addition, he partners closely across teams to turn strategy into execution and ensure digital marketing efforts deliver measurable impact.
Marketing Coordinator
Lacey Hayes Richardson
Lacey supports marketing operations as Marketing Coordinator, helping execute campaigns that enhance brand visibility, engagement, and community growth. She assists in managing digital content, coordinating event promotions, and ensuring seamless cross-channel execution. Known for her organizational precision and creative eye, Lacey plays a key role in delivering cohesive, high-quality marketing experiences. Her collaborative mindset and passion for storytelling make her an essential part of CMORoom’s mission to unite and inspire senior marketing leaders.
Events Coordinator
Rachel Kosicki
Rachel serves as Events Coordinator at CMORoom, orchestrating the logistics and execution of exclusive dinners and gatherings that connect senior marketing leaders across industries. She manages event planning, speaker coordination, and partner relationships to ensure each CMORoom experience is seamless and impactful. With a strong background in event production and hospitality, Rachel brings precision, creativity, and a people-first approach to every detail. Her work ensures that every CMORoom event not only meets but exceeds expectations—delivering memorable, high-value experiences that strengthen the CMORoom community.
Marketing & Design Associate
SHAYNA KAPLAN
Shayna drives marketing and design , supporting initiatives that strengthen brand positioning and deepen community engagement. As Marketing & Design Associate, she partners closely with the CMO to execute strategy across events, digital, social, and communications—bridging creative storytelling with business impact. With a background in consumer behavior and design strategy, Shayna blends insight-driven thinking with hands-on execution. From producing events to managing multi-channel campaigns and content, she brings ideas to life in ways that resonate with CMORoom’s community of marketing leaders.
Marketing Manager
Aparna Tripathi
Aparna oversees marketing initiatives that strengthen brand positioning, drive engagement, and support business growth. As Marketing Manager, she manages CMORoom’s digital campaigns, website presence, and event marketing programs, ensuring alignment between creative storytelling and performance metrics. With expertise in content strategy, social media, and data-driven optimization, Aparna combines creativity with analytics to deliver measurable impact. Her work centers on community, innovation, and the belief that marketing is most powerful when it creates genuine connection and value.
Our Mission
Our mission is to bring the right leaders into the right room. CMORoom fosters meaningful dialogue among the world’s most influential marketers and brand builders, helping executives exchange insights, challenge conventions, and uncover fresh ideas that inspire growth, innovation, and cultural leadership across industries.
How We Bring Leaders Together
Every CMORoom experience is designed for senior-level participation. From CMOs and Chief Growth Officers to Brand, Digital, Media, and Agency executives, each invitation-only dinner is curated to ensure diverse perspectives and genuine connection. Guided topics encourage candid discussion about the challenges and opportunities defining today’s marketing landscape.
What Makes CMORoom Different
CMORoom is not a conference — it’s a community. Each event is intentionally intimate, creating a space for trust, collaboration, and actionable insight. By connecting leaders across industries and disciplines, CMORoom reveals how shared challenges unite marketers everywhere and how real conversation fuels creative and strategic breakthroughs.
Join the Conversation
CMORoom continues to expand across leading markets, bringing together the brightest minds in marketing and media. Whether you’re looking to attend, speak, host, or partner, we invite you to be part of the network shaping the next era of marketing leadership.
