Company

Who We Are

Since 2017, KERV has been dedicated to unlocking true value from video through AI-driven intelligent video technology. We deliver the highest-performing content, with the unparalleled relevant context and precise actionable insights advertisers need to make videos work smarter, not harder.

KERV started as a small team working out of an apartment in downtown Austin with just the beginnings of our technology solutions. Today, we have teams across the US and EMEA, delivering industry-leading technology solutions.

No matter how much KERV grows, one thing remains the same—our values.

Adaptive Resilience

Advocacy & Championing

Integrity

Heart-Centricity

Mission

We uncover precise, actionable insights to evolve the media landscape toward our vision of the future. We use these to introduce interactivity that puts people first, combining passion with excellence. We are responsible for this expertise, and for using it to push industries forward.

Vision

We will redefine how people connect and interact with media, anywhere and everywhere. We will be relentless in building a new gold standard for consumers, creators, and brands. We will do this by using the technology, methodology, and tactics that will best carry this future into the present.

Awards

Leadership

Gary Mittman

CEO

Dan Bienenfeld

President

Marika Roque

Chief Innovation Officer

Jay Wolff

CRO

Taylor Pate

CTO

Michael Fleischman

CFO

Grant Gorton

VP of Creative

Bill Roberson

VP of Media

Creed Pettit

SVP, Head of Partnerships

Dan Bloomfield

VP of Technical Ad Operations

David Knight

VP of Engineering

Brad Quinn

Senior Vice President, Enterprise & Publisher Partnerships

Ryan Schoenfeld

VP of Digital Strategy

Rich Kentopp

VP, Product Management

Lauren Salisbury

SVP, Operations & Client Success

Lindsey Kain

SVP, People & Culture

Lin Boesen

VP, Marketing

Careers

At KERV, we take pride in our growing, vibrant business and team.
We strive to foster growth and a culture centered around teamwork.

DEI Statement

KERV is committed to learning. At KERV we aim to cultivate a work environment where each person, no matter the identities they hold, not only feels safe, seen, and heard, but also celebrated. We are early in our journey to move toward being a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable organization and recognize there is no end to this work.

KERV is committed to community. We recognize and are inspired by the people and organizations in our local and global communities that are actively creating a more just world. We have committed to regularly donating in‑kind and financially to support the important contributions of these groups.

KERV is committed to change. We know it’s not possible to create technology that is completely neutral or unbiased and it is our responsibility to not only continue to identify the biases in our product, but mitigate those as well. Through our participation in the IAB AI Standard Working Group: Ethics & Bias in AI, KERV is committed to creating more equitable technologies that work for everyone.

KERV is committed to building a more equitable world.

Developed in partnership with Conscious Roots and Marlo Barrera Consulting.

Get in Touch

Lin Boesen

VP of Marketing

Lindsay is a 3rd gen Brooklynite now living in Long Island with her husband Christian and two kids Bo (7) and Callen (4). Lin has 15+ years as VP & Head of Marketing for digital media and ad tech companies developing brand identity, product & GTM positioning, thought leadership, and events programs driving triple and double-digit increases in brand awareness, media placements, and revenue. I’m passionate about design, writing, and psychology (probably why I got into marketing!) and my superpower is being able to marry big sky strategy with watertight execution. Some fun facts…I’ve met two out of the four Golden Girls, I can wiggle my ears, I will not let my kids beat me in air hockey and my go-to take out is Thai Green Curry.

Lindsey Kain

SVP, People & Culture

Lindsey is a strategic HR professional, passionate about redefining the way HR functions within many organizations. She is a true generalist with experience in talent strategy development, employee engagement and retention, organizational development including change management, org design, staff planning, talent acquisition, employee relations, rewards, DEI, and learning and development. She has a strong belief in the power of building authentic relationships with employees at all levels of the organization and acting as an advocate for the business and employees, as the success of one relies on the success of the other.

Aside from her passion for people, Lindsey is also a proud mama to her 3 year old son, Theo and mastiff Duke. Cooking and painting are her creative outlets which she loves to do while sipping on whatever experimental craft beer or cocktail she most recently discovered.

Lauren Salisbury

SVP, Operations & Client Success

I attended and ran XC/Track and Field at the University of Texas and hightailed it up to New York City the day after graduation. I have worked on the buying and planning side at Mindshare and Dentsu before jumping into the adtech world at a company called truex. For the past 8 years I have been focused on improving the digital ad landscape for publishers, brands and viewers with a focus on consumer attention. Outside of work I dedicated runner and mother. I qualified for the Boston Marathon and completed my first Iron Man 70.3.

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Rich Kentopp

VP, Product Management

After his career of being a pastor and touring musician, Rich started his technology career almost a decade ago with many of the KERV leadership at Lin Digital. Since then he has been a Product leader at three different scaling startups, learning how to build valuable products with teams who love to work together.

Devin Monds

Head of EMEA Sales

Devin is a dedicated and experienced media sales professional with over 15 years in the digital media space in both North America and EMEA. He most recently headed up the International Team at Adludio, the premier advertising platform for delivering strong creative on mobile devices. Prior to his role at Adludio, Devin worked on the Global Brand Partnerships team at CAA Sports in London, and was International Sales Director at LoopMe where he built out the US West Coast Sales Team from Los Angeles. With a proven track record of new business development and revenue generation, Devin has a multitude of solid relationships with brands and agencies, globally.

He relishes the opportunity to engage with new clients on a daily basis, in order to identify tailored solutions that can drive their desired outcomes. Furthermore, he takes pride in his culinary skills, often experimenting with new recipes and delivering delectable results.

Brad Quinn

Senior Vice President, Enterprise & Publisher Partnerships

Brad Quinn is the Senior Vice President, Enterprise & Publisher Partnerships based out of our NYC office. He has over 15 years of experience across Agencies, Publishers and Tech. At KERV, Brad leads the Partnerships team focused on content providers and distributors. He integrates KERV’s tech capabilities across ads and content to create a real‑time interactive/shoppable experience.

David Knight

VP of Engineering

Before joining KERV in 2018, David Knight spent over 31 years building software products for large corporations like IBM and Schlumberger, 3-person “garage” startups and everything in between. He’s spent the last 15 years discovering and refining the tools, development process, and necessary culture that create great Engineering teams capable of meeting the special demands of technology driven startups.

Dan Bloomfield

VP of Technical Ad Operations

After spending time living in New York and working for NBC Universal’s first digital operations team Daniel moved to Austin in 2009 to further pursue ad tech. During the next decade, he built a career working on interactive video first for Sizmek and then Nexstar. He immediately jumped at the idea to work for KERV and was one of the first to join the company in 2017.

Creed Pettit

SVP, Head of Partnerships

Creed Pettit is an entrepreneurial sales executive offering experience in all aspects of solutions selling, team management, negotiation, organizational leadership, go-to-market strategies and momentum driven models. Prior to joining KERV, Creed served as Media & Entertainment Vertical Sales Leader, Global Business Solutions at TikTok.

Karen Germ

VP of Marketing

Karen Germ is a seasoned marketing and communications professional with a nearly 15‑year history serving in leadership roles across the advertising and technology landscape. Most recently, Karen served as OAAA’s VP of Marketing where she implemented industry leading initiatives to elevate and promote the power of OOH for advertisers, agencies, partners and consumers.

Ryan Schoenfeld

VP of Digital Strategy

Ryan Schoenfeld’s career started as an intern at a smaller digital media agency while attending the University of Texas. Since then, he has spent over 15 years working in the programmatic advertising/video space.

Bill Roberson

VP of Media

Bill Roberson has worked in the digital space for over 17 years, spanning Media Buying, Ad Operations, Analytics and Optimization, Account Management and now Creative.

Grant Gorton

VP of Creative

Grant has been with KERV as VP of Creative for over 5 years, and has worked as a designer and creative director at agencies and media companies for the last 17 years.

Michael Fleischman

CFO

Michael Fleischman serves as the CFO at KERV Interactive in addition to being an Executive Residence at Progress Partners, a Merchant Investment Bank and Venture Fund. Prior to KERV Interactive, Michael was the CFO and current Board Member at Digital Remedy, a privately-held media execution company supporting agencies, publishers, and brands in navigating the complex adtech landscape of digital success.

Previous to Digital Remedy, Michael spent 20 years at Cablevision and Rainbow Media Holdings during which he was instrumental in the launch and management of multiple regional sports networks and a number of national cable networks including American Movie Classics, Bravo, The Independent Film Channel as well as the structuring of partnerships with companies including Liberty Media, NBC, Fox/NewsCorp, and MGM.

A native of the New York City area, Michael resides with his wife where he enjoys biking, tennis and spending time with his wife and three adult children.

Taylor Pate

CTO

Taylor Pate serves as CTO at KERV Interactive. Taylor’s experiences in the advertising and creative industry spans 14. He began his career in 2008, working as a designer, animator and art director specializing in the design and production of interactive art. Early in his career, he created 3D character animations and tools for best-selling video game series The Sims while working at Edge of Reality, who developed video games for Nintendo 64, GameCube, PlayStation and Xbox.

In 2012, Taylor made the shift to work in-house at an online advertising and media services agency, LIN Digital, where he was promoted multiple times in a four-year span. He worked on a variety of online, interactive projects for clients while also developing and automating internal tools and processes. Taylor then spent the next two years working as the director of engineering at multi-platform digital media company HYFN Local, a division of multi-billion-dollar corporation Nexstar Digital LLC.

Jay Wolff

CRO

Jay Wolff serves as Chief Revenue Officer at KERV Interactive, leading global revenue and partnerships, in addition to being the Executive Vice President of 212 NYC, New York’s leading organization for the digital advertising industry.

Jay’s expertise in revenue and partner growth in the advertising industry spans 19 years. Most recently, Jay served as CRO of Varick Media, and Chief Growth Officer at Boostr, the first end-to-end SaaS revenue management system for media companies. Previously, as Regional Vice President of SambaTV, Wolff built the revenue organization and east coast market from the ground up.

Prior to joining SambaTV, Wolff served as Vice President of agency and brand partnerships at PulsePoint; instrumental to the merger of ContextWeb and Datran Media.

Jay holds a BS in Marketing from Syracuse University and a Certificate of Management from the University of Chicago. He resides in Rye Brook, NY with his wife and daughter, Olivia.

Dan Bienenfeld

President

Before co‑founding KERV in 2017, Dan Bienfeld spent the previous 35 years founding six start‑ups in various verticals such as publishing, licensing, med‑tech and ad‑tech. Within these companies, he enjoyed two meaningful exits, which provided him with the ability to continue his passion as an entrepreneur.

Aside from bringing together ‘Rock Star Talent,’ his main focus has been raising over $50M, primarily for the startups identified above, as well as creating strategic partnerships. Currently he lives in Westlake Village, CA with his wife and two kids. In addition to his entrepreneurial journey, he also enjoys working out, traveling and an addiction to sushi.

Gary Mittman

CEO

Gary Mittman brings more than 30 years of experience in technology and direct marketing, as well as substantial experience in building startups to exit with creativity and agile development. Before starting KERV, he held numerous top‑ranking leadership roles, including Founder & President of Nami Media (which was acquired by Lin Media/Nexstar Media Group), CEO & Founder of Marina Communications (also acquired), and Vice President of New Business Development, Direct Response at Western International Media (now Initiative Media).

Gary also brings a decade of experience in the entertainment industry, including managing all booking for New York City’s premiere performance night club, The Ritz, as its Executive Manager and Booking Agent, Executive Producer of the MTV concert series ‘Live At The Ritz’, a Professional Manager at Chappell Music Publishing, and started out as an Assistant to legendary Clive Davis at Arista Records.

Andi Fenster

CPO

Andi Fenster went into the profession of Human Resources 30 years ago, because she believed from a young age that the way you treat your employees is what you get out of them. Her goal as an HR professional has been to help create the type of work environments that inspire folks to want to come to work. She is also a Management/Leadership/Career Coach and her focus is optimizing humans focusing on the mind‑body connection.

“We, each, have tremendous potential and the abilities to level‑up if we choose to understand how to get the support we need to get us there. Helping talent thrive and helping them create success is my reason for doing what I do.”

Marika Roque

COO & Chief Innovation Officer

Marika Roque is a top expert in digital media, data and organizational infrastructures recognized with over 15 years of professional leadership experience. Previous to KERV, Marika worked as the vice president of digital operations for Mass2, a division of multi-billion-dollar corporation Nexstar Digital LLC. Prior to Mass2, Marika served as vice president of digital media activation at LIN Digital.

Marika has held senior-level positions for leading advertising agencies in the Austin, Texas area including Sizmek and GSD&M. She also spent years in Chicago working for FCB Global and Starcom MediaVest Group. While at Starcom, Marika was recognized for her involvement in the creation of the first agency-side programmatic pipelines and what the industry now refers to as an agency trading desk.

Marika holds a Bachelor’s in Advertising from The University of Texas at Austin, which she achieved while also participating as a former D1 collegiate athlete.