Kerel is the Chief Marketing Officer at GumGum, a contextual-first, global digital advertising platform that captures people’s attention without personal data. Kerel leads all marketing activities that help evolve the brand, increasing revenue, awareness, and relevance amongst target audiences. Kerel is also an adjunct professor at Kean University, teaching digital and sports marketing. He is an award-winning executive with 20+ years of digital media experience building Advertising Operations, Account Management, and Marketing teams. Previously, Kerel served as President of Advertising at Group Black and Chief Marketing Officer at LiveIntent. He is the co-founder and co-host of the Minority Report Podcast, highlighting people of color, women & LGBTQ+ leaders within business, media, and technology.

He has been widely recognized for his leadership and innovation. In 2021, Kerel was included in Crain's New York Business Notable Black Leaders and Executives list and was selected as the Adweek Readers’ Choice: Best of Tech Diversity Advocate of the Year award. He also won the Diversity Advocate of the Year Award at the Campaign Tech Awards and the Award of Excellence by the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts in 2021.