Executive Spotlight: Maria Pergolino, SVP and Chief Marketing Officer of SPS Commerce
Maria Pergolino is Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of SPS Commerce, according to the company's leadership page. She leads global marketing strategy and execution, with a focus on growth and customer engagement.
Before SPS she was chief marketing officer at ActiveCampaign, Anaplan and Conga, and held marketing leadership roles at Marketo and Shunra Software. SPS describes her as an early leader in applying AI to marketing.
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Current role and company
The SPS Commerce leadership page lists her as Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer. A Scale Venture Partners profile also describes her as currently CMO at SPS Commerce. We found no source saying otherwise.
- TitleSenior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, SPS Commerce.
- RemitGlobal marketing strategy and execution, focused on growth, customer engagement and SPS's position in retail supply chain solutions.
- Advisory workLead Operational Advisor for Scale Venture Partners, per SPS.
- EducationBS and MBA in Marketing, Rutgers University; executive education at Stanford and Wharton.
Career path
Sources give few dates, so roles are listed as the bios present them, with years only where stated.
- Shunra Software. Marketing leadership; Shunra was later acquired by Hewlett-Packard.
- Marketo. Senior Director of Marketing, per the 2017 Anaplan announcement.
- Apttus. Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Sales Development.
- Anaplan. Named chief marketing officer in an announcement dated December 7, 2017.
- ActiveCampaign. Chief marketing officer.
- Conga. Chief marketing officer, per SPS Commerce.
- SPS Commerce. Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer.
The Anaplan release credited her with more than 18 years of enterprise software marketing experience at the time (2017). Recognition listed there includes a Stevie Award for Women Executives and a place on a 40 Marketing Game Changers list.
What she is known for
- Serial CMO roles. She has led marketing at several B2B software companies, as listed above.
- Go-to-market teams. Scale Venture Partners says she is known for building go-to-market teams that drive growth, differentiation and category leadership.
- AI in marketing. SPS calls her an early leader in applying AI to marketing. In a recorded talk she described a Brand and Messaging MCP that SPS built so employees and AI tools draw on one source of positioning and brand guidance.
Leadership style and philosophy
From a talk transcript on SPS's brand MCP, her stated views include:
- On AI and marketing. She argues marketing is "the tip of the spear" and becomes more important, not less, as AI spreads.
- On consistency. She said AI tools pulling from scattered materials led to fragmented messaging and outdated product references, which the single source was built to fix.
Key numbers
These are company-reported figures for SPS Commerce, from its fourth-quarter 2025 results filed with the SEC, plus details of the brand project she described.
- FY2025 revenue$751.5 million, up 18% from $637.8 million in 2024 (company-reported).
- FY2025 recurring revenueGrew 20% year over year (company-reported).
- FY2025 adjusted EBITDA$231.4 million, up 24% from $186.6 million (company-reported).
- Q4 2025 revenue$192.7 million, up 13% year over year (company-reported).
- FY2026 revenue guidance$798.5 million to $806.9 million, 6% to 7% growth (company guidance).
- Brand MCP scale865 nodes, 71 personas, 13 products, four tone pillars and 55 term preferences, as she described in a talk.
What to watch next
Worth tracking: how SPS extends its AI-ready brand system, and how marketing contributes as the company pursues its 2026 guidance.
Questions people ask
Who is Maria Pergolino?
She is Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of SPS Commerce, and a former CMO of ActiveCampaign, Anaplan and Conga.
What is Maria Pergolino's current role?
Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer at SPS Commerce, per the company's leadership page.
Where did Maria Pergolino work before SPS Commerce?
She was chief marketing officer at ActiveCampaign, Anaplan and Conga, and held marketing roles at Marketo, Apttus and Shunra Software.
When did she become Anaplan's CMO?
Anaplan announced her appointment on December 7, 2017.
Where did she study?
She holds a BS and an MBA in Marketing from Rutgers University and has completed executive education at Stanford and Wharton.
Does she advise investors?
SPS says she served as Lead Operational Advisor for Scale Venture Partners.
Sources
- SPS Commerce leadership · Title, bio, education, photo
- Scale Venture Partners: Maria Pergolino · Career and bio
- PR Newswire: Maria Pergolino joins Anaplan as CMO · Anaplan appointment, earlier roles, recognition
- Hard Skill Exchange: SPS Commerce brand MCP talk · Her views and brand MCP figures
- SPS Commerce Q4 2025 results (SEC 8-K) · Company-reported financial figures
Facts were read from the linked pages on October 31, 2026. Pages were read through a fetch tool that returns summaries, so confirm details on the original page. The hero photo is the official SPS Commerce headshot, centered on a card. This page covers public professional information only.
Top photo: SPS Commerce (spscommerce.com leadership page)