# Cate Lochead

> Cate Lochead is the chief marketing officer of Bentley Systems, where she is translating infrastructure software, trusted engineering workflows, and pragmatic AI into stories about tangible outcomes. A University of Virginia English graduate with more than two decades in enterprise software, she has led marketing at companies spanning databases, cybersecurity, cloud directories, and AI, including MariaDB, Carbon Black, DataStax, JumpCloud, and Snorkel AI.

- **Role:** Chief Marketing Officer at Bentley Systems
- **Organizations:** Bentley Systems, Snorkel AI, JumpCloud, DataStax, Carbon Black, MariaDB, Couchbase, Oracle, Intuit, Virsa
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature, University of Virginia
- **Known for:** Led Carbon Black's product marketing, website, events, and corporate communications through its successful 2018 IPO., Built JumpCloud's global marketing team and supported Series E and F funding rounds totaling more than $300 million., Helped Couchbase's marketing organization contribute to three consecutive years of 100% year-over-year growth, according to a 2019 industry profile.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2016** — Held marketing leadership roles at Virsa, Intuit, Oracle, and Couchbase, and ran a consulting firm serving early-stage startups.
- **2016** — Joined MariaDB as chief marketing officer, responsible for building its global brand and accelerating sales.
- **2017** — Joined endpoint-security company Carbon Black as senior vice president of marketing.
- **2018** — Led Carbon Black's product marketing, website, events, and corporate communications through its IPO, then joined DataStax as chief marketing officer.
- **2020** — Joined JumpCloud as chief marketing officer and built a global marketing organization during a period of rapid expansion.
- **2024** — Was appointed chief marketing officer of Snorkel AI and helped launch the company's inaugural SnorkelCon event.
- **2025** — Left Snorkel AI and joined Bentley Systems as chief marketing officer on October 8.
- **2026** — Set out Bentley's marketing priorities around customer stories, responsible AI, collaboration, and measurable infrastructure outcomes.

## Achievements

- Led Carbon Black's product marketing, website, events, and corporate communications through its successful 2018 IPO.
- Built JumpCloud's global marketing team and supported Series E and F funding rounds totaling more than $300 million.
- Helped Couchbase's marketing organization contribute to three consecutive years of 100% year-over-year growth, according to a 2019 industry profile.
- Was named among The Software Report's Top 50 Women Leaders in SaaS in 2019.
- Has held chief marketing officer roles across database, identity, AI, and infrastructure software companies.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Reflected publicly that infrastructure AI must connect to trusted engineering workflows, data, and calculation engines so engineers can focus on complex problems.
- **2026-03** — Promoted the 2026 Going Digital Awards as a way to share measurable best practices in ground-informed design, connected data, and AI.
- **2026-01** — Outlined Bentley marketing priorities including customer storytelling, a curious and adaptable team, and pragmatic use of AI.
- **2025-10** — Joined Bentley Systems as chief marketing officer.

## Links

- Website: https://www.bentley.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clochead
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My-106vrST0

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Last updated: 2026-08-21