Kelly Hopping

Kelly Hopping is the Chief Marketing Officer at 6sense, where she leads global marketing strategy, brand, and go-to-market execution. A four-time CMO, Kelly brings deep market insight and a strong operator’s mindset to help scale 6sense’s category leadership and drive measurable impact across every stage of the customer journey.

Kelly joined 6sense after serving as CMO at Demandbase and HYCU, where she was known for building high-performing teams and executing with clarity and focus. Previously, she served as CMO for the Digital Markets division at Gartner, overseeing a portfolio of brands including Capterra, GetApp, and Software Advice. There, her team drove 100% of revenue acquisition for the $300M+ business. Her earlier career includes marketing and product leadership roles at Rackspace, AMD, Dell, and Kraft Foods, where she built a foundation in brand management, demand generation, and cross-functional execution.

A people-centered leader, Kelly believes great teams are built on trust, shared goals, and the joy of building something meaningful together. She is the author of Rising: How to Thrive as a Corporate Executive while Staying True to Yourself and serves on the board of Empowering Women as Leaders Austin.

Kelly holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University. She lives in Austin, Texas with her husband and three children.