# Katy Keim

> Katy Keim is the Chief Executive Officer of LeanData, the leading revenue orchestration platform trusted by over 1,000 B2B companies. A marketing and go-to-market veteran with 20+ years across enterprise SaaS, she previously served as CMO of Lithium Technologies and CEO of LQ Digital before joining LeanData's board in 2021 and stepping into the CEO role in July 2025. Katy holds degrees from the University of Virginia (History) and Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management (MBA, Marketing & Entrepreneurship), and has been recognized as an Inspirational Woman in Tech by We Are Tech Women.

- **Role:** CEO at LeanData
- **Organizations:** LeanData, LQ Digital, Lithium Technologies, ServiceSource, Bank of America, Water For People, DeckerComm
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, History, University of Virginia, MBA, Marketing & Entrepreneurship, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
- **Known for:** Named 'Inspirational Woman in Tech' by We Are Tech Women, Led LeanData to win the 2026 Forrester B2B Return on Integration (ROI) Honors, Scaled go-to-market functions across multiple enterprise SaaS companies

## Career timeline

- **1991** — Graduated from University of Virginia with a degree in History
- **1991-1995** — Joined Bank of America's Technology Finance Group, funding emerging tech companies
- **1997** — Completed MBA in Marketing & Entrepreneurship at Kellogg School of Management
- **post-1997** — Joined ServiceSource as Executive Vice President of Marketing
- **~2012-2016** — Served as Chief Marketing Officer and GM of Lithium Reach & Response at Lithium Technologies (now Khoros)
- **~2016-2021** — Became Chief Executive Officer of LQ Digital, a demand generation agency
- **2021-02** — Joined LeanData's Board of Directors
- **2025-07** — Named Chief Executive Officer of LeanData
- **2025-10** — Co-hosted OpsStar 2025 keynote 'GTMX: Drive the Next Decade of Revenue' at San Francisco Mint

## Achievements

- Named 'Inspirational Woman in Tech' by We Are Tech Women
- Led LeanData to win the 2026 Forrester B2B Return on Integration (ROI) Honors
- Scaled go-to-market functions across multiple enterprise SaaS companies
- Board member at LeanData, Water For People, and DeckerComm
- Drove LeanData's Buying Groups technology suite as a strategic initiative
- Grew LeanData's platform to serve over 1,000 B2B customers
- Co-headlined OpsStar 2025 keynote with LeanData co-founder Evan Liang

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Co-hosted OpsStar 2025 keynote 'GTMX: Drive the Next Decade of Revenue' at the San Francisco Mint
- **2025-07** — Named Chief Executive Officer of LeanData
- **2026-01** — LeanData won the 2026 Forrester B2B Return on Integration (ROI) Honors under her leadership

## Links

- Website: https://leandata.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/katykeim
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/katykeim

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Last updated: 2026-05-16