Erin Ankeny

Erin Ankeny is Executive Vice President and founding team member at Sentinel Insights, a startup on a mission to bring clarity and accountability to digital data ecosystems. With nearly two decades of experience spanning operations leadership, technical writing, digital marketing, and Agile transformation, Erin thrives at the intersection of strategy and execution, especially where communication, compliance, and customer experience meet.

Prior to Sentinel Insights, Erin held senior roles in enterprise technology and consulting. She led Agile transformation initiatives at Bayer Crop Science and Humana, and managed complex MarTech implementations at Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade. She also served in executive and operational leadership roles at Gloto Corp, where she helped grow the company from a startup into a trusted digital partner for leading consumer brands. Her roots in technical communication, developed in roles at Oracle, Xerox, and Raytheon Solipsys, continue to influence her focus on clarity, documentation, and user-centric processes.

Erin is known for her cross-functional fluency, team-building mindset, and commitment to continuous improvement. She has built and scaled operations for both startups and Fortune 500 firms, and she regularly coaches teams on Agile methodology, collaboration tools, and process optimization. Her writing for CMSWire draws on her passion for making digital transformation more effective, inclusive, and sustainable from the inside out.

She holds a Master of Science in Technology Management and dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in American Studies and History from the University of Maryland. Erin lives in Columbia, Maryland, where she’s a trivia buff, Topgolf regular, and tireless advocate for better business practices grounded in empathy and agility.