Alan Marks is ServiceNow’s Chief Marketing and Communications Officer and a member of the company’s executive leadership team. Prior to joining ServiceNow in May 2017, Marks led global communications, social responsibility and brand strategy from 2008-2015 for eBay Inc., where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer. Marks was a 2016 Fellow at Stanford's Distinguished Careers Institute. His previous professional experience includes senior communications and executive leadership roles at Nike, Gap Inc. and Avon Products. He began his career as a journalist. Alan holds a B.A. in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a M.A. in liberal studies from New York University. He serves on the boards of the Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose and the UNC-CH School of Media and Journalism Foundation of North Carolina Inc.