Management Team

Bill Todd

Bill Todd

Title: President
Responsibilities: Leads the ValueClick Media organization in North America and serves on the executive management team of ValueClick, Inc. Also serves on the board of directors of the Interactive Advertising Bureau.
Favorite thing about the Click: The extremely smart people and team atmosphere.
Years at ValueClick: 11
Education: Bachelor of Science in business communication from St. John's University.
 
Matthew Boyd

Matthew Boyd

Title: Senior Vice President, Western Sales
Responsibilities: Focuses on attracting, developing and retaining the best sales team in the business as well as partnering closely with our customers to ensure they have the best experience possible and that we’re delivering on their performance goals, however they define performance.
Interesting facts: I have twin children, love to ride my road bike and frequently enter races and 100 mile rides, completed two triathlons last year and am an avid action-movie fan despite not having the time to watch movies.
Years at ValueClick: 7
Education: Bachelor of Science from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and has completed graduate coursework in management and finance at Harvard University's extended education program.
Lynn D'Alessandro

Lynn D'Alessandro

Title: Vice President, Eastern Sales
Responsibilities: Oversees East Coast Sales organization, which includes growing our existing customer base by connecting new market channels as well as finding new marketers that could benefit from our integrated approach to online marketing.
Favorite thing about the Click: Both on a professional and personal level the ValueClick team is the most thoughtful and talented I have worked with to date.
Hobbies: Traveling and being outdoors on a boat or at the beach!
Years at ValueClick: 1
Education: Bachelor of Arts in psychology and education from Rosemont College in Pennsylvania.
Nancy Hall

Nancy Hall

Title: Vice President, Platform Services
Responsibilities: Works with advertisers to utilize data-driven audience strategies and drive performance.
First job: Fashionmall.com
Hobbies: Current events, politics, pop culture, fashion, online shopping, technology, electronic gadgets, sports and the New York Yankees.
Years at ValueClick: 8
Education: Bachelor of Arts in communications from the University of Hartford.
Nick Covella

Nick Covella

Title: Vice President, Engineering & Technology
Responsibilities: Oversees product development and systems deployment for ValueClick Media's ad serving platform. 
First job: Lockheed Skunks Works where I was an Avionics Engineer on the F-117 Night Hawk Stealth Fighter, SR-71 Black Bird and U-2/TR-1 Dragon Lady aircrafts. My actual first job was the neighborhood lawnmower kid when I was 12 years old.
Years at ValueClick: 4
Education: Bachelor of Science in computer science from California State University, Northridge and earned an executive MBA from Pepperdine University.
Chad Peplinski

Chad Peplinski

Title: Vice President, Media Development & Operations
Responsibilities: Oversees all publisher relationships, operations and network quality for one of the industry's largest online advertising networks.
Hobbies: Anything that better prepares me to be the next James Bond.
Years at ValueClick: 11
Education: Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Wisconsin.
 
Meredith Jacobsen

Meredith Jacobsen

Title: Vice President, Media Operations
Responsibilities: Ensures every advertisers’ needs are taken care of and that every request they have is executed.
First job: Development Director, Direct Relief International
Interesting Facts: I was born on Christmas Eve, was a competitive swimmer for 10 years and competed in the L.A. and Chicago marathons.
Hobbies: Family, outdoor activities and cooking.
Years at ValueClick: 7
Education: Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Wheaton College. 
Kyle Lipson

Kyle Lipson

Title: Vice President, Performance Solutions
Responsibilities: Focuses on empowering our advertisers with the tools and insights to most economically achieve their goals. Specifically, he oversees the ValueClick Media trading desk, account strategy group, and data & analytics teams.
Favorite thing about the Click: Change! ValueClick Media and the industry is constantly evolving, which is exciting.
Years at ValueClick: 8
Education: Bachelor of Arts in history from UC Berkeley.
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Chris Ambrosio

Title: Vice President, Performance Solutions
Responsibilities: Oversees ValueClick Media's lead generation network that provides scalable, high quality leads across Business-to-Consumer verticals.
Hobbies: Avid sports fan, culinary arts, fishing and tennis.
Years at ValueClick: 9
Education: Bachelor of Arts degree from Long Island University, C.W. POST.
Steve Umberger

Steve Umberger

Title: Executive Vice President, Marketing
Responsibilities: Oversees marketing efforts for ValueClick Media including advertising, public relations and sales support. 
First job: IBM administration
Interesting facts: Father of 3 girls. Lived in Europe to start the ValueClick international offices in 1999-2000. He is an avid sports guy who earned a football scholarship in college and was second in the nation in interceptions during his senior year.
Years at ValueClick: 12
Education: Bachelor of Arts in economics and MBA from The College of William and Mary.