Michelle Suzuki

Michelle Suzuki has spent more than 25 years scaling and transforming high-growth companies on a global scale. As SVP of Marketing for Instructure, Michelle defines strategy and builds high-performing teams responsible for: demand generation, digital marketing, content, creative & brand experience, communications & social media, customer advocacy, and global regional marketing. Amidst a $2B private-equity acquisition in 2019, Michelle was instrumental in transforming Instructure’s international regions into rapid-growth SaaS businesses. Michelle was promoted to Instructure’s top marketing executive role, and in 2021 helped lead the company to a successful $3B IPO. Michelle is a strong advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is a champion of equal access to quality education. She is the executive sponsor for Instructure’s Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (DIB) and Corporate Social Responsibility committees. She serves on the Utah state Advisory Committee for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and on the Digital Marketing & Analytics Advisory Committee for Mountainland Technical College. She is a frequent speaker at industry, customer, and leadership events. With 25 years of experience in global strategic marketing, Michelle has led worldwide marketing initiatives at renowned technology companies including EMC, Ancestry, and Ivanti.