# Mari Pumarejo

> Mari Pumarejo is Progressive Insurance's chief marketing officer, responsible for the insurer's marketing strategy and creative vision. A Puerto Rico-raised, Cleveland-based executive, she joined Progressive as a marketing manager in 2005, moved through Hispanic marketing, employment branding, communications, customer relationship management and human resources, then returned to lead marketing in June 2025. Her cross-functional career now informs work spanning brand campaigns, customer insight, community engagement and sports partnerships.

- **Role:** Chief Marketing Officer at Progressive Insurance
- **Organizations:** Progressive Insurance, American Marketing Association, Seton Hill University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, McKinsey & Company
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree in Advertising and Public Relations, Seton Hill University, Master of Business Administration, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Hispanic & Latino Executive Leadership Program certification, McKinsey & Company
- **Known for:** Named Progressive Insurance's Chief Marketing Officer in June 2025 after two decades at the company., Built leadership experience across marketing, communications, customer relationship management and human resources., Oversaw teams covering public relations, agency marketing, crisis management, internal communications and social media.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2005** — Held business, marketing, advertising and public-relations roles, working with brands including Glidden, Ralph Lauren Paints, The Home Depot and Ford Motor Company.
- **2005** — Joined Progressive Insurance as a marketing manager.
- **2005-2022** — Held roles that included leading Hispanic Marketing in Personal Lines Acquisition, serving as Employment Brand Director, directing internal and external communications, and later leading Benefits Management.
- **2022-2025** — Served in senior leadership roles across Progressive's Corporate HR and Customer Relationship Management organizations.
- **2025-02** — Became Business Leader for Compensation and Benefits.
- **2025-06** — Named Chief Marketing Officer of Progressive Insurance.
- **2025-09** — Shared a Progressive Hispanic Heritage Month feature connecting her heritage and leadership story.
- **2026-07** — Announced Progressive's multiyear founding partnership and dual jersey-patch sponsorship with Cleveland's future WNBA team.

## Achievements

- Named Progressive Insurance's Chief Marketing Officer in June 2025 after two decades at the company.
- Built leadership experience across marketing, communications, customer relationship management and human resources.
- Oversaw teams covering public relations, agency marketing, crisis management, internal communications and social media.
- Completed McKinsey & Company's Hispanic & Latino Executive Leadership Program in 2023.
- Represented Progressive in a multiyear Cleveland WNBA partnership described by the team as the first to place one sponsor in both jersey-patch positions.
- Credited as CMO on Progressive's 2026 Passive Progressive advertising campaign.
- Served as a featured speaker at the National Urban League's 2025 conference in Cleveland.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Progressive became a founding partner and the sole jersey-patch sponsor of Cleveland's future WNBA team, with a community initiative supporting transitional housing organizations.
- **2026-02** — Progressive renewed its primary sponsorship of Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin for nine NASCAR Cup Series races in 2026.
- **2026-01** — Progressive launched the Passive Progressive campaign, with Pumarejo credited as chief marketing officer.
- **2025-09** — Pumarejo appeared in a Progressive Hispanic Heritage Month feature about heritage and leadership.
- **2025-06** — Pumarejo became Progressive's chief marketing officer.

## Links

- Website: https://www.progressive.com/about/leadership/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maripumarejo

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