Michael Drankwalter

Michael Drankwalter has over 25 years of experience in the media and advertising industry. Michael currently serves as the Commercial Lead at MRI Simmons, where they manage a team of 40 professionals and oversees commercial efforts for the integrated business. Prior to this, they held various executive roles at GfK, including EVP, Commercial Media Director and EVP - Media Sales. Before joining GfK, they worked at MRI for 16 years, serving as SVP - Media Sales. Michael also gained experience as a Local Research Manager at Cabletelevision Advertising and as a Research Manager at Katz Communications.

Michael Drankwalter attended the State University of New York at Oswego from 1987 to 1989, where they obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcasting.