Kern Schireson is the chairman and CEO of Known, a modern marketing company delivering science, strategy, and creative in a single integrated offering. From 2015-2019, he served as Viacom’s chief data officer and corporate executive vice president. He is the founder of Schireson Associates, a marketing strategy and data science consultancy. Schireson has been hailed as a Media Maven, Industry Innovator, and was twice named to Adweek’s “50 Most Indispensable Executives in Advertising.” He is a GP and member of the investment committee of Lunch Partners, an early stage private investment vehicle for some of the world's most powerful CMO's. He is also on the board of The Fast Company Impact Council and Nomadica Wine.