Suzanne Philion

Suzanne Philion is the Chief Marketing Officer at Waymo – the autonomous driving technology leader. She oversees global brand strategy, growth marketing, communications, and public affairs, championing Waymo’s mission to build The World’s Most Trusted Driver™.

Prior to Waymo, Suzanne led executive communications at Yahoo, and Verizon, guiding them through pivotal corporate transformations and brand evolutions. She also has over a decade in public service as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer, in diplomatic postings at the U.S. Mission to NATO, the U.S. Embassy in Bogotá, and Washington, D.C. This diplomatic foundation directly informs her expertise in multi-stakeholder alignment, high-stakes crisis management, and global trust-building.

Suzanne holds a B.A. with honors from Binghamton University and an M.A. with honors from Georgetown University.