Ben Hovaness

Ben Hovaness currently serves as the Chief Media Officer at OMD Worldwide, a position held since January 2024. Prior to this role, Hovaness was a Consulting Council Member for the Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology at the University of Florida from January 2022 to December 2023 and held multiple senior positions at Omnicom Media Group from January 2019 to December 2023, including SVP of Marketplace Intelligence. Additional experience includes executive positions at Hearts & Science, Resolution Media, SocialCode, and VivaKi. Hovaness began the professional journey after earning a BA in Government, Economics, and History from Skidmore College, where studies took place from 2004 to 2008.