Chris Ogburn

Speaker Bio

As the Global Marketing executive for Partner Marketing at Adobe, Chris brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the role. Having an in-depth background in marketing, partners, sales, and product marketing/management before Adobe at AWS, he has a proven track record of driving revenue growth through multiple routes to market.

Chris brings a global mindset to the business and maintains an intense focus on his global audience. His teams deliver results globally with emphasis on AI/GenAI, ML, Data and Analytics, Security, Migration and Modernization, Databases, and Storage.

Under his leadership, teams have successfully executed marketing strategies including brand building, demand generation, digital marketing, partner marketing, events, solutions messaging, communications, thought leadership, and customer/partner/analyst press events. Chris ensures a close collaboration between his teams and sales, with a focus on all aspects of lead generation and pipeline management.

His professional acumen has been recognized by CRN, who named him among the top 50 most influential channel chiefs in 2017, 2018, and 2019. Chris holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from The University of Texas at Austin and has completed executive courses at Columbia University, Harvard Business School, and The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania.