Michelle Tartalio
Michelle Tartalio serves as Head of Marketing and Corporate Strategy at Clarkston Consulting, where she shapes the firm’s market voice, positioning, and strategic direction. She also leads the firm’s alliances and partnerships strategy, cultivating relationships that expand capabilities, strengthen market relevance, and enhance client impact. Together, these efforts elevate Clarkston’s brand and translate emerging trends into meaningful client engagement.
Michelle brings a distinctive perspective at the intersection of strategy and modern marketing. She has advised Fortune 500 executives and boards across consumer products, life sciences, retail, and technology, helping organizations navigate digital disruption, redefine customer engagement, and build more intelligent, insight-driven marketing capabilities. Her work spans corporate strategy, digital enterprise transformation, brand and demand strategy, and marketing operating models.
She is particularly passionate about the evolving role of marketing as a driver of enterprise value, helping organizations connect data, technology, and creativity to deliver more impactful experiences. Michelle is known for guiding leadership teams through complex decisions with clarity, grounding vision in practical execution.
Michelle was named one of The Consulting Report’s Top 25 Strategy Leaders (2023), recognizing her influence in shaping modern strategy and marketing practices.
Beyond her professional work, Michelle is a dedicated community leader. She served nine years on the Board of Easterseals UCP of North Carolina and Virginia—an organization supporting more than 20,000 individuals and families—including roles as Treasurer and Audit Committee Chair.
Michelle holds a B.S. in Business Administration, graduating with honors from the University of Mary Washington. She resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with her family.
