Jonathan Mildenhall
Chief Marketing Officer
Rocket
Jonathan Mildenhall, a British-American, is the first-ever Chief Marketing Officer for Rocket Companies, a position he has held since January 2024. He is responsible for creating a unified and compelling voice for all businesses under the Rocket Companies umbrella, with all marketing and communications teams for the Rocket brands reporting to him.
Jonathan is the Co-Founder of TwentyFirstCenturyBrand, a consumer brand strategy and marketing consultancy firm, and has served as the company’s Executive Chairman since 2018.
He has more than 30 years of experience building and promoting large, brand-focused companies. Prior to co-founding TwentyFirstCenturyBrand, Jonathan was the first Chief Marketing Officer of Airbnb, serving from 2014 to 2018. Before Airbnb, Jonathan led Coca-Cola’s marketing initiatives as Senior Vice President of integrated marketing communication and design excellence from 2013 to 2014 and as Senior Vice President of global advertising strategy and content excellence from 2007 to 2013.”
Earlier in his career, Jonathan served in various management positions in marketing and advertising at The Mother Group, TBWA UK Group Limited, DLKW Lowe, and Bartle Bogle Hegarty, Inc.
Jonathan serves on the boards of Sonos, Inc. (Nasdaq: SONO) and Fanatics, Inc. He previously served on the board of Peloton Interactive (Nasdaq: PTON) from February 2022 to December 2023 and the board of Northern Star Investment Corp. IV (NYSE: NSTD), a special purpose acquisition company, from March 2021 to September 2023.
Jonathan holds a Higher National Diploma in Business and Finance from The Manchester Metropolitan University. He completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School, and holds an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from The Manchester Metropolitan University.
Jonathan is the Co-Founder of TwentyFirstCenturyBrand, a consumer brand strategy and marketing consultancy firm, and has served as the company’s Executive Chairman since 2018.
He has more than 30 years of experience building and promoting large, brand-focused companies. Prior to co-founding TwentyFirstCenturyBrand, Jonathan was the first Chief Marketing Officer of Airbnb, serving from 2014 to 2018. Before Airbnb, Jonathan led Coca-Cola’s marketing initiatives as Senior Vice President of integrated marketing communication and design excellence from 2013 to 2014 and as Senior Vice President of global advertising strategy and content excellence from 2007 to 2013.”
Earlier in his career, Jonathan served in various management positions in marketing and advertising at The Mother Group, TBWA UK Group Limited, DLKW Lowe, and Bartle Bogle Hegarty, Inc.
Jonathan serves on the boards of Sonos, Inc. (Nasdaq: SONO) and Fanatics, Inc. He previously served on the board of Peloton Interactive (Nasdaq: PTON) from February 2022 to December 2023 and the board of Northern Star Investment Corp. IV (NYSE: NSTD), a special purpose acquisition company, from March 2021 to September 2023.
Jonathan holds a Higher National Diploma in Business and Finance from The Manchester Metropolitan University. He completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School, and holds an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from The Manchester Metropolitan University.