Kate Slyker

Kate is Chief Marketing Officer with GCI, the largest Alaska-based and operated connectivity provider offering mobile, internet, TV and phone services. Her marketing team introduces new and exciting products to their B2C & B2B customer base in all areas of the state, ranging from Utqiagvik to Anchorage to Juneau. GCI is one of Alaska’s largest retailers, operating in the communities where their neighbors live and work. GCI is also a leader in health care and education connectivity and a constant innovator that is on the forefront of Arctic technology in the U.S. Kate loves leading the marketing efforts for the Alaska-born-and-raised business which has grown from an Anchorage start-up more than 40 years ago to a successful publicly traded company. Prior to joining GCI, Kate was the Executive Vice President of Spawn Ideas, a full-service advertising agency also located in Anchorage, Alaska. Much of her career has been focused in telecom, having worked and consulted for AT&T, Verizon, Alascom and several other operators. She received her BS in marketing and English from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College, and her diverse professional marketing and communications experience also includes work in the fields of banking and finance, seafood, transportation, non-profits and Alaska Native organizations. In 2024 Kate was named among the Top 50 Women Leaders of Alaska. She’s also been honored as both a YWCA Woman of Achievement and inducted into the ATHENA Society for demonstrating qualities of leadership and excellence in my professional and personal endeavors and my active promotion of women. Kate was also awarded “Top 40 under 40” by the Journal of Commerce & Chamber of Commerce.