Robert Elder

Robert serves as the SVP of Advertising Sales and Solutions for Thrillist Media Group. He is an accomplished and well-respected digital media thought leader with 20+ years of experience driving revenue, developing strategic partnerships and capitalizing on emerging technologies. Aggressive drive for results combined with a proven talent for building and leading top-flight sales teams and working with stakeholders to build and launch new & innovative products.

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Prior to joining the Thrillist Media Group as the SVP of Sales, Robert oversaw advertising sales for People/People.com, generating double-digit digital growth in first half of 2016.

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Robert served as the VP, National Digital Sales for Live Nation Entertainment. He drove the team to achieve revenue goals using digital media, custom content programs, proprietary programmatic data platform and experiential opportunities at music festivals.

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Robert also held the position of SVP, Sales for GumGum, the largest in-image advertising platform. He built and managed the initial national sales organization; opening offices in NYC, Detroit and Chicago.

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Robert built and managed the digital sales team for Independent Television Networks (ITN), the largest un-wired television network in the country. ITN Digital is a local online video and display network consisting of over 5,000 local newspapers, television and radio websites.

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Robert held several key sales positions at Internet Broadcasting. He oversaw strategic and east coast sales initiatives across IB’s 80+ TV station partner sites. Robert first joined IB as National Sales Director for NBCOlympics.com for the 2004 and 2006 Olympic Games – a joint venture with NBC. He built strong relationships with Olympic sponsors and Fortune 100 advertisers helping to deliver profitability for the first time.

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He has extensive advertising/marketing experience with special expertise in online, mobile, social media, video, custom content development, experiential opportunities and emerging technologies.

Beside his work with the TD Foundation, Robert and his wife Danielle are active supporters of the Church Street School of Music and Art in Lower Manhattan. Church Street School provides process-oriented art and music education to students of all ages. Scholarships and affordable programs serve a range of socially, culturally, and economically diverse communities.

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Robert has a B.A. in History from Fairfield University. He resides in lower Manhattan with his wife and two children.