Vice President of Growth, Marketing, & Sales Solutions

Liz Cookson is Vice President, Growth, Marketing & Sales Solutions, where she leads both company and client growth initiatives, and oversees the marketing and sales division. She collaborates with other senior leadership to align objectives with IMN’s broader business strategies.

With over 20 years of experience in event management, Liz has directed strategy, logistical operations, and marketing for conventions and conferences across associations and corporations.

Her career includes progressive leadership roles at Grocery Manufacturers Association (now the Consumer Brands Association), International Dairy Foods Association and American Council of Life Insurers, where she spent the last seven years overseeing the team responsible for developing and marketing the association’s high-value programs and executive-level meetings.

With degrees in Economics and Business Administration from the College of the Holy Cross and Boston University, she began her career in financial services prior to transitioning to hotel sales for Interstate Hotels, Inc. in Cambridge, Mass, and corporate planning for M|C Communications in Boston, Mass.

She resides in Washington, DC with her husband and twin boys, and enjoys supporting their competitive sports activities. Liz is also active in professional and charitable organizations, including ASAE and the SOME Gala planning committee.