# Stacy Simpson

> Stacy Simpson is athenahealth's chief marketing officer and a co-chair of the athenaInstitute, where she connects brand strategy, research, and the practical adoption of AI. Across more than 25 years in technology marketing and communications, she has worked at IAC, Sapient and Publicis Sapient, Genpact, and athenahealth, repeatedly translating complex systems into narratives grounded in human usefulness.

- **Role:** Chief Marketing Officer at athenahealth; co-chair of the athenaInstitute
- **Organizations:** athenahealth, athenaInstitute, Genpact, Publicis Sapient, Sapient, IAC/INTERACTIVECORP, Rapid Action Consortium, Chief
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts degrees in Broadcast Journalism and Policy Studies, Syracuse University, MIT Sloan Executive Education
- **Known for:** Built and led brand strategies across Fortune 500, startup, agency, nonprofit, media, professional services, and health technology environments., Led Genpact's repositioning from traditional business process management toward digital transformation., Combined the Genpact CMO role with leadership of corporate responsibility, diversity, equity, and inclusion in 2021.

## Career timeline

- **2007-2008** — Served in corporate communications at IAC during a period when its portfolio included dozens of internet and media businesses.
- **2014** — Served as Sapient's chief communications officer during the company's acquisition by Publicis Groupe.
- **2015-2016** — Led marketing and communications at Publicis Sapient.
- **2016-2022** — Served as Genpact's chief marketing officer; in 2021 her remit expanded to global corporate responsibility, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- **2019** — Spoke at Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit about the need for human judgment, empathy, and diverse perspectives in AI deployment.
- **2022** — Joined athenahealth as chief marketing officer in September, taking responsibility for global marketing and communications.
- **2025** — Became a co-chair of the athenaInstitute, athenahealth's research and thought leadership arm.
- **2026** — Named to Becker's Healthcare's 170 Women in Health IT to Know list and participated in Fortune Brainstorm Tech's discussion on scaling AI.

## Achievements

- Built and led brand strategies across Fortune 500, startup, agency, nonprofit, media, professional services, and health technology environments.
- Led Genpact's repositioning from traditional business process management toward digital transformation.
- Combined the Genpact CMO role with leadership of corporate responsibility, diversity, equity, and inclusion in 2021.
- Joined athenahealth's leadership team as chief marketing officer in September 2022.
- Co-chairs the athenaInstitute, connecting research, data, and thought leadership.
- Selected for Becker's Healthcare's 170 Women in Health IT to Know list for 2026.
- Published multiple essays on AI, connected data, trust, and human-centered technology through Fast Company.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Participated in Fortune Brainstorm Tech's 'The Hard Part of AI' roundtable on turning early AI wins into sustained enterprise impact.
- **2026-06** — Named to Becker's Healthcare's 170 Women in Health IT to Know list for 2026.
- **2026-05** — Published a Fast Company essay arguing that useful AI should give physicians back attention and reduce cognitive load.
- **2026-01** — Published 'Connected data will rescue healthcare' in Fast Company, emphasizing usable, standardized, portable information.
- **2025-10** — Introduced the athenaInstitute as athenahealth's research and thought leadership platform and serves as one of its co-chairs.

## Links

- Website: https://www.athenahealth.com/about/leadership/stacy-simpson
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simpsonstacy

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Last updated: 2026-08-14