Kari Clarke-Zemnickis is the Vice President of Marketing and Communications at the Vector Institute, where she leads the strategy connecting world-renowned AI research to enterprise value and global adoption. With over 19 years of experience transforming marketing organizations in global consulting, financial services, and AI technology, Kari is known for architecting go-to-market strategies for emerging technologies and driving measurable business growth. 

Before joining the Vector Institute, she spent over a decade at Deloitte, leading marketing for the firm’s largest business line and its first-ever AI service practice. Kari holds a Bachelor of Design in Communications from Toronto Metropolitan University and numerous certificates from the Canadian Marketing Association.