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Elena Hutchison

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Founder at Up/Right Analyst Relations
📍 Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Elena is a Go-to-Market executive with over 15 years of experience in B2B SaaS, moving from a key leadership role at Medallia to founding Up/Right Analyst Relations. She specializes in aligning product, marketing, and sales teams. Colleagues describe her as brilliant, creative, humble, and a passionate leader who attended Claremont McKenna College.

Outside of her direct roles, Elena is an active member of professional communities like Pavilion GTM, frequently participating in events and summits. She is passionate about building strong team cultures, even in fully remote environments, and champions effective communication and collaboration between different business departments.

She is known for building teams of "Good Natured Ass Kickers" (GNAKs).

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
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Analyst Relations
She founded Up/Right Analyst Relations to help companies build impactful strategies with firms like Gartner and Forrester, a topic she frequently posts about.
Go-to-Market Strategy
Her entire career is built on GTM experience, from sales engineering to her role as Chief Strategy Officer, and she now advises multiple companies on the subject.
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Career

Work history

5-2023
Founder
Up/Right Analyst Relations
3-2025
Advisor
Ensis AI
2-2025
Advisor
The Analyst Relations Learning Curve
1-2024
Advisor
UserEvidence
2-2023
Advisor
Demostack
In the press

Media appearances

Elena Talks AR with the PreSales Collective — UpRightAR. Featured in Up/Right Analyst Relations Blog
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Education
Bachelor of Arts - BA
Claremont McKenna College
Joint Program in Survey Methodology (Masters Coursework)
University of Maryland
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