David B. Hills
President at Spectrum Media Services LLC
Profile
David B.
Hills was the founder of Lexy, Inc. (founded in 2006) where he held the title of Director from 2010 to 2011.
He is currently a Director at Sportgenic, Inc. and President at Spectrum Media Services LLC (since 2018).
Mr. Hills's former positions include President & Chief Executive Officer at LookSmart Ltd.
(2004-2007), Director at Twelvefold Media, Inc., Director at Interactive Advertising Bureau, Director at interCLICK, Inc. (2010-2011), Director at IncOneText, Inc., Principal at Cox Enterprises, Inc., President at Xaxis LLC (2003-2004), Chief Operating Officer at Dotdash Media, Inc. (1980-2001), and General Partner at KPG Ventures LLC (2008-2010).
Mr. Hills received a graduate degree from Boston University and an undergraduate degree from Bethany College.
David B. Hills active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Sportgenic, Inc.
 Sportgenic, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Sportgenic, Inc. develops and provides sports marketing solutions. It offers Sportgenic Torque, a software platform that connects buyers and sellers of sports media of any kind. Torque gives marketers the tools to build, buy, and manage integrated media campaigns, while partners leverage the engine to manage inventory and maximize revenue. The company was founded by Robert M. Tas in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Spectrum Media Services LLC
 Spectrum Media Services LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Spectrum Media Services LLC provides cookieless contextual targeting solution. The platform listens to content consumption event streams and uses its topic-level understanding of content to score media opportunities based on how likely it is to engage the consumer with its marketing message, producing page-level contextual or audience Content Targets for targeting, reach extension, and analytics. The company is headquartered in New York. NY. | President | 2017-12-31 |
Former positions of David B. Hills
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
KPG Ventures LLC
 KPG Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance KPG Ventures LLC (KPG ventures) is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2006 by Vince Vannelli. The firm headquartered in Berkeley. | Private Equity Investor | 2010-01-09 |
| LOOKSMART, LTD. | President | 2007-07-31 |
Xaxis LLC
 Xaxis LLC Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Xaxis LLC is a digital marketing company. It offers technology and services to marketers and website publishers. The firm provides advertising management services via digital formats such as mobile devices and internet media. The firm was founded by David J. Moore in 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | President | - |
Dotdash Media, Inc.
 Dotdash Media, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Dotdash Media, Inc. operates an online website. It provides internet news, information, entertainment services and web sites grouped into channels such as arts, hobbies, shopping, and sports. It operates through the following brands: Verywell, The Spruce, The Balance, Investopedia, Lifewire, Byrdie, MyDomaine, TripSavvy, Brides, Liquor.com, and ThoughtCo. The company was founded by Scott Kurnit in 1996 and is headquartered in New York City, NY. | Chief Operating Officer | - |
Twelvefold Media, Inc.
 Twelvefold Media, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Twelvefold Media, Inc. operates as a data company and provides online advertising services. The company was founded by Jeffrey Glover, Todd Parsons, and Mitch Ratcliffe on November 29, 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of David B. Hills
| Boston University | Graduate Degree |
| Bethany College | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 12 |
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LookSmart Ltd.
 LookSmart Ltd. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services LookSmart Ltd. is a digital advertising solutions company that provides relevant solutions for search and display advertising customers. It organized along five lines of business: Clickable, LookSmart AdCenter, Novatech.io, ShopWiki and web searches. It operates in a large online search advertising ecosystem serving ads that target user queries on partner sites. The company offers search advertising customers targeted, search via a monitored search advertising distribution network using the company's AdCenter platform technology. LookSmart was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Sportgenic, Inc.
Sportgenic, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Sportgenic, Inc. develops and provides sports marketing solutions. It offers Sportgenic Torque, a software platform that connects buyers and sellers of sports media of any kind. Torque gives marketers the tools to build, buy, and manage integrated media campaigns, while partners leverage the engine to manage inventory and maximize revenue. The company was founded by Robert M. Tas in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Commercial Services |
Interactive Advertising Bureau
 Interactive Advertising Bureau Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Interactive Advertising Bureau is an association of companies involved in online, interactive broadcasting, email, wireless, and interactive television media. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Stephen Goldberg, Rich A. LeFurgy, Michele Azan, and María Teresa Arnal. David Cohen has been the CEO of the company since 2020. | Commercial Services |
Xaxis LLC
Xaxis LLC Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Xaxis LLC is a digital marketing company. It offers technology and services to marketers and website publishers. The firm provides advertising management services via digital formats such as mobile devices and internet media. The firm was founded by David J. Moore in 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Dotdash Media, Inc.
Dotdash Media, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Dotdash Media, Inc. operates an online website. It provides internet news, information, entertainment services and web sites grouped into channels such as arts, hobbies, shopping, and sports. It operates through the following brands: Verywell, The Spruce, The Balance, Investopedia, Lifewire, Byrdie, MyDomaine, TripSavvy, Brides, Liquor.com, and ThoughtCo. The company was founded by Scott Kurnit in 1996 and is headquartered in New York City, NY. | Technology Services |
Cox Enterprises, Inc.
 Cox Enterprises, Inc. Major TelecommunicationsCommunications Cox Enterprises, Inc. engages in the operation of a holding company which provides communications, media, and automotive services. It operates through the following brands: Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book, and Manheim. The company was founded by James Middleton Cox in 1898 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Communications |
Lexy, Inc.
 Lexy, Inc. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Lexy is a privately owned company on a mission to give the world unrivaled access to a dynamic audio network of ideas, arguments, information, entertainment, rants, raves, news updates, and stories. More than simply providing a venue for these experiences, they go further to actively inspire people to comment, add their own ideas and contribute to the conversation. | Electronic Technology |
IncOneText, Inc.
 IncOneText, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services IncOneText , Inc. provides online payment processing platforms. Its products include ORCA ORCA (short for Open Real-Time Currency Application), utilizes integrated customer acquisition, retention, monetization features such as optimized checkout, branded payments, cost effective processing of micro-transactions, loyalty and rewards programs, digital gift cards and integrated analytics. The company was founded by Todd Davis and Phil Johnston in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
KPG Ventures LLC
KPG Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance KPG Ventures LLC (KPG ventures) is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2006 by Vince Vannelli. The firm headquartered in Berkeley. | Finance |
interCLICK, Inc.
 interCLICK, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services interCLICK, Inc. was provided digital advertising services. The company was founded in 2006 and was headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Twelvefold Media, Inc.
Twelvefold Media, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Twelvefold Media, Inc. operates as a data company and provides online advertising services. The company was founded by Jeffrey Glover, Todd Parsons, and Mitch Ratcliffe on November 29, 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Commercial Services |
Spectrum Media Services LLC
Spectrum Media Services LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Spectrum Media Services LLC provides cookieless contextual targeting solution. The platform listens to content consumption event streams and uses its topic-level understanding of content to score media opportunities based on how likely it is to engage the consumer with its marketing message, producing page-level contextual or audience Content Targets for targeting, reach extension, and analytics. The company is headquartered in New York. NY. | Technology Services |
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