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Chris Theodoros

Director, Industry Relations, Google Inc.

Chris Theodoros has been leader for innovation in the interactive advertising world for the past thirteen years. A Director with Google, Inc for the past five and a half years, he has built Google's national advertising agency channel, guiding leadership, process, policy, training and account management for a rapidly expanding revenue stream. He now leads management of Google's advertising Industry Relations initiatives to ensure consistent focus, education, leadership, and communication with many key organizations like the ANA, AAAA, DMA, IAB, TvB, CAB, RAB, NAA, AAF and The Ad Council. He is chair of the Search Agency Committee with the Interactive Advertising Bureau and serves on the Boards of the International Advertising Association and the Advertising Educational Foundation.

Prior to Google, Chris helped build DoubleClick, the first interactive Advertising Network, where he led several teams toward the most highly successful public offering for any New York based Media company. After joining as the eighth employee, he spent six years building and growing teams as Vice President, Sponsorship & Creative Services, Vice President, International Sales based in London and Sydney , and ultimately, Vice President, Global Marketing Strategies, serving DoubleClick's top advertising clients. During his tenure there, Chris consistently innovated, delivering new, accountable advertising models and programs to employees and customers in eighteen countries across Europe , South America and Asia. DoubleClick presented him with the inaugural Chairman's Award, awarded to the top producer at the company annually.

Prior to DoubleClick, Chris spent twelve years at the Katz Media Group, now a division of Clear Channel Communications. Chris served as Vice President for the Radio division based in Boston and New York. He helped create Katz Television, Cable and Radio's first Internet strategy in 1994. Chris' passions include travel, classic automobiles and vintage guitars. He's also a native Bostonian, and lives in Manhattan and Sherman, Connecticut with his wife and children.