About Lillian Pierson, Top Fractional CMO for Tech Startups

Lillian Pierson is a fractional CMO, data strategist, and AI-driven growth leader who empowers technology founders to design marketing systems that scale intelligently. She is the founder of Data-Mania, a consultancy that helps tech startups achieve predictable, measurable growth through proven marketing strategies and AI automation. As the author of Data Science for Dummies (Wiley) and Data and AI Imperative: Designing Strategies for Exponential Growth (Wiley, 2025), Lillian is recognized internationally for translating complex technical concepts into actionable strategies that accelerate business outcomes.
Lillian Pierson, Fractional CMO

Professional Summary / Biography

Lillian Pierson, P.E. is a fractional CMO, data strategist, and AI marketing expert who helps technology startups engineer scalable, predictable growth. With professional licensure in engineering and over 20 years of experience bridging data, AI, and marketing, she brings a rare combination of technical fluency and executive-level growth leadership to her clients.

As the founder of Data-Mania, Lillian has supported a global portfolio of AI- and data-intensive SaaS startups, consultancies, and scale-ups, guiding them through high-ROI strategies that blend data systems, growth loops, and marketing automation. Her work focuses on helping VC-backed, bootstrapped, and growth-stage companies accelerate revenue with lean, data-informed marketing strategies that translate technical excellence into market traction.

Operating across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, Lillian Pierson serves clients in industries ranging from AI software and analytics to emerging deep tech and B2B SaaS. Her unique approach integrates powerful growth marketing and product marketing methods, and leans heavily on Lillian’s deep expertise in data strategy, AI marketing architecture, and growth system design to build long-term marketing infrastructures that scale intelligently.

Current Roles & Activities

  • Founder & CEO, Data-Mania — a marketing and growth strategy consultancy that serves tech startups worldwide.
  • Fractional Chief Marketing Officer to AI, analytics, and SaaS companies that are seeking data-backed go-to-market systems.
  • AI Marketing Educator at LinkedIn Learning — training over 2 million professionals in generative AI, AI marketing, data strategy, and data science topics.
  • Author, Data and AI Imperative: Designing Strategies for Exponential Growth (Wiley, 2025)
  • Author, Data Science for Dummies (Wiley, 3rd Edition, 2021)

Notable Media / Mentions / Partners

  • Delivered high-impact marketing campaigns for Intel, IBM, Dell, and SAP.
  • Featured in Forbes, Fortune, and National Geographic.
  • Supported the expansion of 10% of the Fortune 100.

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