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Jessica Zall

Chief Marketing Officer, New York

Jessica Zall is Chief Marketing Officer at Burford Capital, where she leads Burford’s global marketing organization and marketing strategy. She is responsible for transforming marketing into an integrated commercial growth function that supports client engagement, business development and long-term business growth across Burford’s global business. Her focus is on aligning audience insights, market intelligence, data, technology and marketing execution to strengthen market leadership, deepen client relationships and drive measurable business impact.

Jessica brings more than 20 years of experience leading marketing organizations across financial services, fintech, legal services and enterprise technology. Prior to joining Burford, she served as chief marketing officer at Percent, chief marketing officer at Capitolis and global head of marketing strategy at Refinitiv, formerly Thomson Reuters Financial & Risk and now part of LSEG. Throughout her career, she has led global marketing transformations, built integrated go-to-market programs and developed growth strategies for complex, relationship-driven businesses.

Jessica earned her MPA from the Marxe School of Public Affairs at Baruch College and her BA from the University of New Hampshire. She serves as co-chair of the Fintech Marketing Community, a global network of marketing leaders across financial services, fintech and technology, and is a member of the ANA Global CMO Growth Council.

Experience

  • Marathon Advisory

    Founder
    Fractional Chief Marketing Officer

  • Percent

    Chief Marketing Officer

  • Capitolis

    Global Head of Marketing and Communications

  • Refinitiv

    Global Head of Marketing Strategy

  • J.P. Morgan

    Global Head of Product Marketing – Investor Services, Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB)

Education

  • Marxe School of Public Affairs, Baruch College City University of New York

    MPA

  • University of New Hampshire

    BA

Professional affiliations

  • Tellus Markets

    Strategic advisor to the Board

  • ANA Global CMO Growth Council

    Member

  • The Women's Bond Club

    Member

  • Wall Street Women's Alliance

    Member

  • Women in FX

    Member

Recognition

NYC FinTech Women
Inspiring FinTech Female Awards
2023
Rise
Top 30 Most Influential Marketers of 2023
2023
Drum B2B Awards
Best Financial Services Marketing Campaign
Marcom Awards
Best Brand Refresh
Propolis
Top U.S Marketers of 2022
2022