Cari Mc Lean, MBA
About Cari Mc Lean, MBA
Cari Mc Lean, MBA, is the Vice President of Media Operations at HIMSS, where she oversees marketing, sales, client success, and program implementation. She has a long history with HIMSS, having held various roles since 2006, and is also a member of Chief since 2021.
Title
Cari Mc Lean serves as the Vice President of Media Operations at HIMSS in Chicago, Illinois.
Current Role at HIMSS
Since 2018, Cari Mc Lean has been the Vice President of Media Operations at HIMSS, overseeing marketing, sales, client success, and program implementation and fulfillment teams. In this role, she has led the launch of new account-based marketing capabilities and implemented key marketing technologies to enhance engagement with healthcare audiences globally.
Professional Experience
Cari Mc Lean's career at HIMSS has included multiple roles, starting as Coordinator of Communications (2006-2010), Program Manager of Communications (2010-2011), Manager of Social Media (2012-2014), Director of Social Media (2014-2016), and Senior Director of Audience Development & Digital Marketing (2016-2018). Prior to HIMSS, she worked at Human Capital Media as an Associate Editor (2005-2006) and as an Editorial Intern at Scranton Gillette Communications, Inc. in 2005.
Educational Background
Cari Mc Lean holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, completed in 2016. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Columbia College Chicago, which she achieved in 2005.