Julie Simmons
Julie Simmons is currently the CIO/COO of Contravent, a digital marketing agency focused on the connected customer experience. She is also part of the Contravent Labs Leadership team – an entity that helps companies incubate, develop and launch ideas into the marketplace. She has spent 25 years in the technology industry in various operational, marketing and IT roles - helping to build and scale companies. She previously worked as an IT executive at Omnicom and is the former CIO of MarketStar. She worked with many Fortune 100 technology clients at MarketStar, including Google, HP, and Intel and oversaw Business Intelligence, Digital Product Development and IT.
Julie has been honored by Utah Business 30 Women to Watch and has been a WTC Award Finalist. She is passionate about promoting STEM and mentoring young people to find careers they love. She graduated cum laude from Utah State University and holds an MBA from the University of Utah.
Julie Simmons is currently the CIO/COO of Contravent, a digital marketing agency focused on the connected customer experience. She is also part of the Contravent Labs Leadership team – an entity that helps companies incubate, develop and launch ideas into the marketplace. She has spent 25 years in the technology industry in various operational, marketing and IT roles - helping to build and scale companies. She previously worked as an IT executive at Omnicom and is the former CIO of MarketStar. She worked with many Fortune 100 technology clients at MarketStar, including Google, HP, and Intel and oversaw Business Intelligence, Digital Product Development and IT.
Julie has been honored by Utah Business 30 Women to Watch and has been a WTC Award Finalist. She is passionate about promoting STEM and mentoring young people to find careers they love. She graduated cum laude from Utah State University and holds an MBA from the University of Utah.
