Willis Duran

Willis Duran currently serves as VP of Brand Partnerships at Open Influence since March 2025. Previously, Willis held the position of Lead Brand Partner at Linqia, focusing on influencer marketing for enterprises, from July 2021 to February 2025. Prior experience includes a role as Principal CPG, Senior Account Executive at Amazon, where responsibilities encompassed leading business for Consumer Packaged Goods and leveraging data for media activation. Earlier career highlights involve various sales and leadership roles at AOL Inc. and AOL, LLC, spanning from 2002 to 2015, as well as experience in sales and marketing operations at IBM from 1999 to 2000. Educational qualifications include studies at Binghamton University and New York University.