The Collective

The Collective

Cogent is a team of high-quality professionals from leading companies in different industries, 
such as:

RETAIL

Mike Orenstein

Sr. Manager Mktg. Technology
@Best Buy

Frank Hamlin

EVP, Chief Customer Officer
@GameStop

Pauke Corstens

VP / GM of OMNI Merchandising
@Walmart

Sarah Philips

Senior Director Marketing
@Rent-A-Center

Umut Dincer

Director, Online Customer
Experience
@Lowe’s

Nate Jeo

VP Marketing
@Overstock

Chris Daly

VP, Marketing
@Academy Sports

Anjalee Vasvani

Director, Display Marketing
@Williams Sonoma

Brands

Andrew Reuben

Sr. Director, Global Digital Marketing
@Ralph Lauren

Kelly Chaitin

Marketing Manager
@Sony

Lynda Richardson

U.S. Consumer Media Mgr
@Intel

Meredith Wollman

Manager, Omni Retail Marketing
@Mattel

David Boroi

Product Manager
@Express

Thomas Mercier

Global Media Director, Strategic Activation and Innovation
@Activision

Andrew Windle

Sr. Email Marketing Manager
@Nutrabolt

Nicole Clayton

Global Chief Digital Office
@Nestlé Nespresso SA

Agencies

Ellyn Savage

VP, Media
@Mindgruve

Nick Drabicky

SVP & GM
@January Digital

Erica DePalma

SVP, Digital Marketing
@Media Horizons

Sam Bloom

CEO
@Camelot Strategic Marketing & Media

Heidi Bailey

Group VP, Futures & AI
@The Integer Group

Jason Normoyle

Head of Media Operations
@Resolution Media

Frank Zoller

Senior Partner, Group Account Director
@GroupM

Luke Eid

Chief Innovation Officer
@TBWA

Publishers

Chris George

COO
@Vox Media

Bill Riordan

Chief Product Officer
@Inc and Fast Company

Shiv Gupta

Founder
@U Digital

Jeremy Stephison

Manager, Content Marketing
@Groupon

VC’s

Andre Peschong

Partner
@Bridgewater Capital

Andrew Gluck

General Partner
@irrverntVC

Gautam Gupta

General Partner @TCV
@M13

Rusty Ralston

General Partner & Co-Founder
@Swell Partners

Technology Companies

Stephen Petteruti

GTM Strategist.
@Salsify

Karen Sales

SVP Digital Strategy
@SKUx

Steve Katelman

Chief Partnership Officer
@Fyllo

Benny Blum

SVP, Product
@Syndigo