# Jean English

> Jean English is the first Chief Marketing Officer of CoreWeave, the AI cloud company that turns racks of NVIDIA GPUs into the raw compute behind modern artificial intelligence. Over more than two decades she has run global marketing for IBM, NetApp, Palo Alto Networks, Armis, and Juniper Networks - a career spent explaining infrastructure that most people never see. She joined CoreWeave in March 2025 to build its brand from scratch at the exact moment the company went public and became one of the most watched names in AI. Her working mantra is short: Be Bold. Be Kind.

- **Role:** Chief Marketing Officer at CoreWeave
- **Organizations:** CoreWeave, Juniper Networks, Armis, Palo Alto Networks, NetApp, IBM
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Business Administration, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
- **Known for:** Named CoreWeave's first-ever Chief Marketing Officer in March 2025., Led global marketing for a run of major technology brands: IBM, NetApp, Palo Alto Networks, Armis, and Juniper Networks., As VP of Global Marketing for IBM Cloud, helped drive the go-to-market transformation of a multi-billion-dollar cloud-as-a-service business.

## Career timeline

- **1999-2016** — Spent roughly 17 years at IBM in marketing leadership, including CMO for IBM Asia Pacific and VP of Global Marketing for IBM Cloud, helping transform its multi-billion-dollar cloud-as-a-service business.
- **2016** — Joined NetApp as Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President, effective August 2016.
- **2019-2024** — Held CMO roles across enterprise technology and cybersecurity, including Palo Alto Networks and Armis.
- **2024** — Served as Chief Marketing Officer at Juniper Networks, focused on driving enterprise growth for its AI-native networking platform.
- **2025** — Appointed CoreWeave's first Chief Marketing Officer, effective March 24, 2025, to lead global marketing and communications.

## Achievements

- Named CoreWeave's first-ever Chief Marketing Officer in March 2025.
- Led global marketing for a run of major technology brands: IBM, NetApp, Palo Alto Networks, Armis, and Juniper Networks.
- As VP of Global Marketing for IBM Cloud, helped drive the go-to-market transformation of a multi-billion-dollar cloud-as-a-service business.
- Served as CMO for IBM Asia Pacific, overseeing marketing, communications, and citizenship across the region.
- Built more than two decades of B2B marketing leadership across cloud, AI, storage, networking, and cybersecurity.

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Appointed Chief Marketing Officer at CoreWeave, the company's first person to hold the role, effective March 24, 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://www.coreweave.com/leadership/jean-english
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanenglish/

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