Talisha began her career in traditional marketing roles but has spent the last ten years focusing on leveraging technology & data to improve Marketing effectiveness and the Consumer experience. She has led Martech in both IT and Marketing and understands both sides. She joined Microsoft in 2022 to lead Martech Platforms and AI. Previously at Comcast, she revamped the Martech & Campaign Optimization team by re-defining roles, changing the relationship with Engineering, establishing new processes with the Marketing teams, and pushing vendors to be more accountable. At Under Armour, she joined teammates from IT, Engineering, and Marketing into a dedicated Martech function and consolidated duplicative systems for a more effective tech stack. Having also worked at Marriott International, MarketBridge, and ServiceMaster, Talisha understands the nuance of how technology can be applied to solve business problems at scale. When she is not working, she enjoys traveling, hiking, meditating, and spending time with her family and close friends.