Maryam Mehrtash

Director

Senior Global Marketing Partnerships & Promotions Executive, Marvel Studios & Disney+

Maryam Mehrtash is an entertainment marketing executive with nearly two decades of experience blending storytelling and strategy to drive innovation in the media and technology industries. She currently leads Global Marketing Partnerships & Promotions at Marvel Studios, overseeing theatrical and streaming campaigns for both film and television, creating partnerships with global brands to elevate Marvel’s storytelling across platforms.

Previously, as Vice President of Marketing Strategy and Brand Partnerships at Paramount and CBS Entertainment, she led the go-to-market advertising strategy for Paramount+, managing multi-million-dollar sponsorships with Fortune 500 companies such as Google, Amazon, General Motors, and VISA. Her work has supported iconic franchises including Star Trek, The GRAMMYs, and Yellowstone, driving 9-figure annual revenue growth and earning industry recognition.

Her diverse background also includes building and leading digital monetization for KTLA 5 News and Tribune Media, and producing unscripted television shows and podcasts.

A daughter of immigrant entrepreneurs and a lifelong theatre kid, Maryam discovered early the power of human-centered storytelling—a passion she carries into her work with resilience and ingenuity. She is the creator of This Is Not A Memo, a weekly Substack newsletter exploring leadership, reinvention, and courage, and speaks regularly on these topics.

Maryam has been recognized with TV Week’s 40 Under 40 Award and the HotDocs Astral Media Emerging Filmmaker Award. She is a Business Fellow at WIF and holds certifications in TV and Film writing and development from UCLA and The Writing Pad.