# Thomas Ranese

> Thomas Ranese is Intuit's chief marketing officer, an operator whose career has moved between public service, consulting, technology, mobility and consumer goods. After helping renew I LOVE NY, building marketing functions at Google, launching the Made by Google hardware family, leading global marketing and social impact at Uber, and serving as Chobani's CMO, he joined Intuit in December 2024. His current brief is to make the company's AI-driven platform tangible, pairing automation with human expertise and keeping customer benefit ahead of technological spectacle.

- **Role:** Chief Marketing Officer at Intuit
- **Organizations:** Intuit, Chobani, McKinsey & Company, Uber, Google, New York State Empire State Development, Interbrand, MMA Global, LGBTQ+ Victory Campaign Fund, Altarum, Ad Council, StoryCorps
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in political science, with honors, Stanford University, Master's degree in public policy, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
- **Known for:** Served as the first chief marketing officer for New York State and helped revitalize the I LOVE NY campaign., Founded Google's Brand Studio and participated in the naming of Alphabet and launch of the Google Store., Led marketing for Google's hardware portfolio, including Pixel, Home, Nest, Chromecast and Stadia.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Worked in education and national service before becoming a management consultant at McKinsey & Company.
- **Before 2009** — Led brand strategy and valuation work at Interbrand and served as the first chief marketing officer for New York State, overseeing I LOVE NY tourism marketing, film and television promotion, and business marketing.
- **2009-2019** — Spent a decade at Google in marketing strategy and operations, founded the Google Brand Studio, helped lead the naming of Alphabet and launch the Google Store, then led global hardware marketing for Pixel, Home, Nest, Chromecast and Stadia.
- **2019-2022** — Joined Uber as vice president of global marketing, later serving as global CMO and leading marketing and social impact, including the Move What Matters initiative and work to grow Uber Eats.
- **2022-2023** — Worked as a senior adviser and fractional CMO at McKinsey & Company.
- **2023-2024** — Served as chief marketing officer of Chobani, combining consumer-packaged-goods discipline with a launch-and-iterate technology mindset.
- **2024-present** — Joined Intuit as chief marketing officer, responsible for brand strategy, go-to-market plans, sponsorships, communications and corporate responsibility.

## Achievements

- Served as the first chief marketing officer for New York State and helped revitalize the I LOVE NY campaign.
- Founded Google's Brand Studio and participated in the naming of Alphabet and launch of the Google Store.
- Led marketing for Google's hardware portfolio, including Pixel, Home, Nest, Chromecast and Stadia.
- Led Uber's global marketing organization and its first global social-impact initiative, Move What Matters.
- Built a technology-inspired product-marketing approach at Chobani.
- Named to ADWEEK's 2026 Marketing Vanguard Awards class.
- Selected for The One Club for Creativity's 2026 Creative Marketer Jury.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Recognized in ADWEEK's 2026 Marketing Vanguard Awards class and credited the Intuit marketing team and its high-tech, human-touch approach.
- **2026-05** — Listed as a participant at ADWEEK's 2026 Marketing Vanguard Summit in Chicago.
- **2026-05** — Joined The One Club for Creativity's 2026 Creative Marketer Jury, emphasizing the continuing role of creative ideas alongside AI.
- **2026-02** — Discussed the second phase of QuickBooks' Outdo campaign, Intuit's AI-plus-human-expertise positioning, and outreach to younger business owners.
- **2026-01** — Spoke at CES on the changing marketing funnel and argued for meeting customers according to their intent in the moment.

## Links

- Website: https://www.intuit.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasranese
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ThomasRanese
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzi1Il0reqs

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Last updated: 2026-08-14