Heather Ritchie is a senior marketing executive with over 25 years of experience driving growth and brand transformation in technology, telecom, and infrastructure sectors. As Chief Marketing Officer at NextNav, she leads integrated marketing and communications strategies that support the company’s mission to provide a much-needed terrestrial complement and backup to GPS.
Previously, she served as CMO at Ubicquia, supporting over 4x revenue growth and expanding market presence across smart cities and utilities. She also led marketing for Nokia’s $3.6B Cloud and Network Services division and managed global marketing operations for Alcatel-Lucent’s $20B business. Her experience spans global and regional roles, corporate strategy, and end-to-end marketing leadership for one of the world’s most recognized technology brands.
Heather holds a degree in Rhetoric and Professional Writing from the University of Waterloo and is committed to lifelong learning and leadership development. She has guest lectured at the University of Toronto and led the communications track for Nokia’s Women in Leadership program for a decade.