Stark Townend is SVP, Advanced Media Sales & Operations at ALLCITY Network, where he oversees strategic partnerships between ad tech firms and ALLCITY’s digital video, podcast, and OTT content distribution.
Townend has nearly twenty years of industry experience, having held senior positions at Forbes, Google, YouTube, Comcast, and various start-ups. A self-proclaimed “data-driven confusion clarifier,” he regularly advocates for “partnerships over transactions,” and has stewarded ROI-driven advanced media alliances approaching $1 billion in billings over the course of his career.
Townend completed his BA work at Trinity College, where he graduated with honors, and he earned his MBA from Villanova University with specializations in Marketing and Strategic Management. He received credentials in Customer Analytics from The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania.
Active in his community, Townend enjoys coaching, film, golf, painting, and spending time with his family, with whom he lives in Pennsylvania