4 Chief Marketing Officers To Kick Off Holiday Party with Outlook 2026 Panel

Branden Jones is the Chief Marketing Officer for Aladdin by BlackRock. He is responsible for defining and executing the marketing strategy to support Aladdin’s overall business growth goals and oversee all aspects of daily operations across marketing activities for the Aladdin business. Branden has more than 20 years of experience in enterprise and cloud go-to-market strategy, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) marketing and business development. He has a strong knowledge of scaling marketing infrastructure and teams, acquisition integration, and technology and services on both the demand and supply side. Prior to joining BlackRock, Branden served as SVP, Head of Revenue Marketing at Nasdaq. He has also held a number of leadership roles at Liquid Holdings Group, Thomson Reuters, and FIS.

As the Global Chief Marketing Officer for Broadridge Financial Solutions, Dipti serves on the Broadridge Executive Leadership Team and is focused on building brand reputation, driving measurable growth, and expanding client relationships. She is responsible for developing and executing an integrated marketing strategy that includes brand, advertising, digital marketing and events.

A client-centric marketer and purpose-driven leader, Dipti has an established record of building industry-leading brands and transforming marketing organizations to help drive business growth. As a passionate DEI champion, she is actively involved in mentoring talent and making the industry more inclusive.

Prior to joining Broadridge, Dipti spent a decade at J.P. Morgan Chase, most recently as Chief Marketing Officer for J.P. Morgan Wealth Management. Her financial services career began at OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (now Invesco), where she held a variety of marketing leadership roles. Before that, she worked in advertising and promotional marketing in India.

Dipti earned her undergraduate degree in political science from Lady Shriram College, New Delhi, and holds a masters degree in strategic communications from Columbia University.

Jessica Fernandez is an accomplished senior marketing executive with over 20 years of experience in financial services and asset management. As Chief Global Marketing Officer at Direxion ETFs, she leads the firm’s marketing strategy with a focus on product innovation and client channel expansion. Jessica is dedicated to strengthening Direxion’s global presence while advancing its leadership in educating investors to confidently navigate complex investment solutions.

Previously, Jessica served as Chief Marketing Officer at Calamos Investments and Head of North American Segment Marketing at Invesco, where she directed distribution marketing efforts across retail and institutional channels.

Henry (“Hank”) Detering, CFA, is Managing Director, Chief Marketing Officer, and a member of the Operating Committee at Neuberger Berman.  In this role, Hank leads the firm’s Marketing organization, which comprises Media Relations, Brand Marketing (including Content, Digital Marketing, Multimedia, & Design), Channel Marketing, Product Marketing & RFP. In more than two decades of experience in wealth and asset management, Hank most recently served as Chief Marketing Officer for Vontobel. Before that, he served in various roles at Lazard Asset Management, finishing as Global Head of Marketing. Hank holds an MBA from the Wharton School, an MA in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in Biophysical Chemistry from Dartmouth College. He is also a CFA charterholder.