Gerard Kunkel is the founder and managing partner at Next Media Partners (NMP). NMP combines decades of experience leading advanced product and technology development in media services, ad tech, data services, AR/VR/MR, gaming, media guidance and navigation and metadata. NMP provides near and long-term strategy, business, operations and product advisory. NMP is an organization led by executives with deep operating experience in creating technology, products and services for media, entertainment, and communications.NMP advisory services:• Near and long-term strategy creation• Product design, road mapping, planning• Organizational design and dynamics• Technology search, identification, evaluation, and partnerships • Data and identity• Addressable advertising• Media measurement• Integrations, data, and workflowNMP Brand Genius solutions: Brand Genius is an integrated full-service, AI-powered, conversational, brand representative that can connect your business with customers using your existing marketing channels. Brand Genius can be engaged with your website, mobile app, and even your TV advertising.• Turnkey service• Carefully trained AI foundation• Fully conversational interaction• Desktop, tablet, mobile• Full screen and AR modes• Visual storytelling and engagement• Realtime data gathering• First-party data management for attribution and full-funnel conversion

Voting member of the Interactive Media Peer Group (IMPG) of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (the Emmys), occasional Executive Committee members, currently co-leading NYC member events with Patrick Donoghue.

Advise this dynamic startup that has create artificial intelligence for market research at scale.

Leading the effort as we introduce SYNC's unique real-time advertising technology and services to the U.S. market.

Provided strategic advice to the Microsoft executives in the $6B Interactive Entertainment Business. I worked with the executive leadership team on strategy for media and entertainment products and services, and consulted with the leaders to incubate strategic initiatives for Xbox and related products and services. Advised across multiple functional areas to form strategic partnerships (TV networks, studios and distributors) resulting in important partnerships to bring media to Microsoft’s vast installed base.

Founded the Comcast User Experience Group (CUE), and brought together multiple departments into single user experience and product design organization serving products offered by Comcast’s $34B cable services.Defined a user experience strategy and roadmap that has led to Comcast’s market leadership in cross-platform TV, media and entertainment services.

Established this joint venture between Comcast and TV Guide to building digital TV navigation systems, and pool important intellectual property.

President (2001 – 2003)Senior Vice President (1997 – 2001)