2024 Grocery Industry Icons & Innovators

Katie Stratton is the Chief Growth Officer at Shipt, a retail tech company known for connecting people to high-quality delivery. As Shipt’s first-ever Chief Growth Officer, she is guiding the company as it matures into its next strategic, growth-focused phase – and leading a dynamic organization that includes business development, business capabilities, Shipt Media, partner success, innovation, site merchandising, strategy and catalog operations.

Prior to joining Shipt, Katie spent 11 years at Meta in a variety of CPG & retail leadership roles, including five years as their head of U.S. dining and delivery ad sales. In her most recent position at Meta, she oversaw sales & strategy for a Facebook and Instagram national sales team that achieved substantial growth. Prior to Meta, she worked in the creative agency world managing Auto advertising at Saatchi & Saatchi before leading Global Business for both Cadillac and Unilever at Bartle Bogle Hegarty.

Katie earned a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University and is a proud founding board member of Rutgers Business School's Center for Women in Business.

Katie is based in New Jersey. She and her husband are proud parents of a six-year-old son and four-year-old girl/boy twins.