Marissa Pipkin Caiano is a retail tech and e-commerce executive with expertise in scaling modern commerce through strategic partnerships and business development. She has built and grown brands across e-commerce, wholesale, resale, and brick-and-mortar retail, with a focus on leading go-to-market strategy, scaling global partnerships, and developing high-performing teams.

Marissa has held leadership roles at iconic global brands—including Ralph Lauren and Michael Kors—and at high-growth marketplace and retail tech companies such as The RealReal, Otrium, and KEH. She has led the launch and expansion of 250+ partnerships across enterprise, mid-market, and SMB segments, and managed sales across 30+ countries throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific regions. Her work has included building B2B infrastructure from the ground up, overseeing omni-channel expansion, and driving growth strategies across physical retail, digital commerce, and emerging platforms.

She brings a collaborative, values-based leadership style to every opportunity—focused on strategic growth, team development, cross-functional alignment, and a passion for evolving how commerce works.

An El Centro, California native, who built her career in New York City, she holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master of Science from IE New York College. She was named a NYC Fashion Fellow by the NYC Economic Development Council and served as a board member for the Berkeley Alumni Network of New York..