BIOGRAPHY

Kevin Gentzel
Chief Advertising Officer, Forbes.com

Kevin Gentzel is Chief Advertising Officer, Forbes.com, home page for the world’s business leaders. He oversees Forbes.com’s advertising efforts around the world. Previously, he was Vice President and Associate Publisher of Forbes magazine, with responsibility for all of Forbes’ advertising initiatives in the United States.

Mr. Gentzel joined Forbes in May 1999 as a salesperson in New York, working on a broad base of national accounts. After being promoted to New York Regional Director in November 2000, he took over management of the NY sales staff. In May 2002, Mr. Gentzel was named West Coast Group Advertising Director, and relocated to the company's Burlingame, California office, where he managed all Forbes' western regional sales efforts. He returned to New York in December 2003, after being named National Advertising Director, and was named Vice President of Advertising in December 2004. He was given the additional title of Associate Publisher in July 2005.

Prior to coming to Forbes, Mr. Gentzel was an advertising sales representative at Scientific American, specializing in technology accounts. His experience also includes ad sales for Medical Economics and Modern Medicine magazines. A graduate of The University of Florida with a BA in English Literature, he resides in Manhattan.

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