Alan Beard

Alan Beard is an accomplished executive with extensive experience in leadership roles across various media and marketing organizations. Currently serving as CEO of Synonymous since August 2020, Beard has previously held significant positions including Chief Brand Officer at Otter Media, where responsibilities included culture-building and storytelling for a diverse portfolio of media brands. Prior to Otter Media, Beard was the Chief Marketing Officer at Fullscreen Media, focusing on innovative marketing strategies for millennial audiences. As founder and CEO of McBeard Media, Beard led a prominent social media content strategy agency. Additional experiences include serving as an adjunct professor of marketing strategy at Pepperdine University, principal at Wave Strategies, and executive director at Jupiter Research, alongside a solid educational foundation from Pepperdine University with degrees in Public Policy and Music.