Mike Linton
Chief Growth and Marketing Officer
Ancestry.com
San Francisco, CA

Mike Linton joined Ancestry as Chief Revenue Officer in September 2019, to lead consumer and product marketing with a focus on accelerating growth and continuing to build a global brand that consumers love and trust. Prior to Ancestry, he served as CMO of Farmers Insurance where his responsibilities included marketing, research, strategic planning, internal and external communications, customer experience and the company’s digital and mobile efforts. In his 30-year marketing and general management career Mike has also worked at Procter & Gamble, Progressive Insurance, BestBuy and eBay, to name a few.  Linton is on the Board of Directors of Medical Solutions and The Wine Group and advises a number of early stage companies. Among numerous awards, Linton has won 4 Effies, a Valiente and was named by Ad Age as one of the most influential 30 marketers. In 2017, he was named one of the 50 Most Innovative CMO’s in the World by Business Insider. Linton received his degree from Bowling Green State University and Duke’s Fuqua School of Business.