Member Alia Kemet

As Chief Marketing Officer of Shipt, Alia Kemet fully embraces the company’s status as a bold challenger brand. Tasked with steering Shipt’s brand, creative, advertising, consumer insights, and loyalty strategies, Alia is known for an entrepreneurial mindset and building fearless teams that make the seemingly impossible possible. She views marketing not just as a tool for commercial growth, but as a vehicle to progress access and inclusivity across the tech and marketing landscapes. Her philosophy of being “singularly courageous and collectively unstoppable” has proven highly effective, driving massive lifts in brand awareness, consideration, and doubling social engagement within months of launching key cultural partnerships and campaigns.

Alia stepped into the CMO role at Shipt in 2022, bringing a masterclass in brand-building from her time at IKEA, McCormick & Company and Whole Foods Market.

Beyond her corporate achievements, Alia is deeply invested in the future of the industry and community. She lends her expertise to the National Advertising Review Board, the University of Maryland Flex MBA Advisory Council, the Girl Scouts Council of America, and the Maryland Food Bank Board of Directors. A graduate of Howard University, Alia’s visionary work has been celebrated across the industry, most recently as a 2025 Cannes Lions Judge and a multi-year honoree by Forbes, Ad Age, and Adweek.