Sean Moran is Head of Ad Solutions for Viacom, overseeing all advertising sales for some of the biggest media brands in the world, including Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Paramount Network, CMT, Logo, TV Land and VH1. Mr. Moran spearheads a team that develops innovative, data-driven ideas for advertisers looking to redefine the relationship between audiences and leading brands, offering solutions across platforms, from linear television to digital to social to live events. A pioneer in advanced advertising solutions, Viacom — led by Mr. Moran and his team — uses Vantage, its leading data engine, to help advertisers understand their audiences and how to reach them through best-in-class audience insights, predictive modeling, continual optimization and measurement.

Under Mr. Moran’s guidance, and along with partners Fox and Turner, Viacom founded OpenAP, the industry’s first open platform for cross-publisher advanced audience targeting and independent measurement. Mr. Moran also leads Viacom Velocity, the company’s full-service brand studio, which seamlessly integrates brand into the cultural conversation with custom content across all of Viacom’s platforms and experiences. Over the course of his career, Mr. Moran’s ability to connect with partners and audiences alike has led him to develop and maintain deep, successful relationships with a wide range of clients and advertising agencies, including AT&T, Coca-Cola, Ford Motor Co., General Motors, Group M, Magna Global, McDonald’s, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Sony Pictures Entertainment Corp., T-Mobile, Taco Bell, Toyota Motors, Unilever, Universal Pictures, Verizon, Walmart and Zenith Media, among many others.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Moran was Executive Vice President of Advertising Sales for a portfolio of Viacom’s brands including MTV, VH1, CMT, Spike, Comedy Central, TV Land and Logo. Previously, Mr. Moran was EVP of National Advertising Sales, MTV 360 Brands, where he was responsible for the MTV suite of networks and websites. Before MTV, he served in multiple senior roles at VH1, successfully promoting the re-energized brand and its new direction to the advertising community, as well as managing the upfront planning and strategy for the brand nationwide.

Mr. Moran began his career in television advertising sales with Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc. as a Sales Service Executive in the Turner Sports division. A former professional basketball player in the Welsh and Portuguese leagues, Mr. Moran has served as a board member of Peace Players International (PPI) since 2006. PPI operates on the premise that via the game of basketball, “children who play together can live together.” Mr. Moran is also a board member of the Fiver Children’s Foundation, a comprehensive youth development organization that empowers children from underserved communities to develop life skills and to reach their full potential. Mr. Moran lives in Rumson, New Jersey, with his wife, Marion, and their four sons.