Ryan McConville serves as EVP, Advertising Platforms and Operations at NBCUniversal. In this role, Ryan leads a team dedicated to developing technology-driven strategies to support the future vision of the Advertising and Partnerships division. He is also responsible for overall product management including developing and executing the product roadmap across all ad tech solutions, integrations, systems, and platforms.
Ryan has over 20 years of experience in media and advertising technology, leading change and stewarding strategy and sales growth in this fast-growing space. Prior to joining NBCUniversal in 2019, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of KARGO, where he was responsible for building the company’s global mobile ad tech business and leading the product, technology, operations, sales and partnerships functions. Before KARGO, he served in various leadership and development roles at ad-tech platform Vdopia, and also Bauer Media, Wenner Media, Rolling Stone, and In Touch Weekly.
Ryan is the recipient of a fellowship from Wharton's Mack Institute for Innovation Management for research on the use of consumer data in advertising and has been awarded three U.S. Patents. He holds a B.A. in English from Cornell University and an MBA in Management from University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business.