Allison Cerra

Allison is an award-winning thought leader and fintech CMO who helps audiences harness technology, culture and emerging trends to drive meaningful change.

Allison Cerra is an award-winning thought leader who explores the intersection of technology, culture and economies to anticipate the future and turn emerging trends into practical opportunities. She is Chief Marketing Officer at Alkami Technology, a leading fintech providing digital banking solutions to mid-market financial institutions.

With a career spanning some of the world’s most innovative companies, Allison has held senior leadership roles including Vice President of Marketing at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, where she drove a digital-first transformation during the COVID-19 crisis, and Chief Marketing Officer at McAfee, where she led the branding strategy as the company spun out from Intel.

Her passion for marketing technology began early, when she joined a wireless company as a marketing intern at a time when fewer than 10% of Americans owned a mobile phone. Since then, she has been at the forefront of industry-shaping innovations including broadband, cloud, cybersecurity and fintech.

In her keynote presentations, Allison combines her deep expertise with a passion for demystifying technology, inspiring audiences to embrace disruption and harness its power for meaningful and lasting change.