Darren Klein - Brand Innovators

Darren Klein

VP of East Coast Sales, Influential

Darren Klein is a VP East Coast Sales at Influential, a social data company that specializes in driving real business outcomes for brands through influencer and social media activations.

Prior to his current role, Darren founded the worldwide ad sales team at Shazam, helping grow revenue into the tens of millions, contributing to the acquisition of the company by Apple.  He has held advertising sales and management roles at The New York Times and American Express, and started his career in investment banking.

Darren holds an MBA from NYU Stern and a Bachelor of Science degree from The Wharton School.