Kris Magel is the Head of Global Agency Partnerships at FreeWheel. In this role, Magel oversees agency collaborations – leading relationships and the company’s commercialization structure for agency partnerships globally while working closely with the executive leadership team to identify and capitalize on revenue growth opportunities. A seasoned leader within the media and advertising space, Magel was previously Head of Agency and Publisher Solutions at Samba TV, advising agency holding companies, publishers and platforms on how Samba’s first party TV data, audience, identity and measurement solutions could accelerate their businesses. Prior to Samba TV, he served as President, Media Clients at dentsu and also held several leadership roles within IPG, including President of their media agency Initiative and Chief Investment Officer. He is a graduate of SUNY Geneseo.