Currently, Mitch Barns serves on the boards of Kynetec, Qualisights, Consumer Edge, Dynata, and The Opus Group (theopusgroup.com). He is also a member of the advisory board of Growth Catalyst Partners, a private equity firm.Previously, Mitch was CEO of The Opus Group from April 2021 to April 2024 as the business rebounded from the pandemic. Prior to Opus, he was CEO of Nielsen when the company was recognized as one of the world’s “Most Innovative Companies” by Forbes magazine, one of the “Top 40 Companies for Leaders” by Chief Executive magazine, a “Top 50” company for diversity and inclusion by DiversityInc magazine, a “JUST 100” company by JUST Capital, and one of the “Best Run Companies of 2018” by the Wall Street Journal. At the time, Nielsen was an S&P 500 company with over 45,000 employees operating in 106 countries and over $6B in revenues. During Mitch's 5-year CEO tenure, Nielsen reshaped its portfolio through extensive M&A and investment to enable growth and add digital and tech talent. Prior to his role as CEO of Nielsen, Mitch lived and worked on three continents and led several different business units within Nielsen. From 2011-2013, he was President of Nielsen’s media business, the company’s largest and most profitable business unit. From 2008-2011, he was President of Nielsen’s fast-growing Greater China business. Prior to 2008, he led Nielsen businesses units in Europe and the U.S. focusing on new product innovation and advanced analytics. He began his career at Procter & Gamble in a variety of roles over 12 years in marketing research and brand management.He served on the board of Monsanto from April 2016 until its June 2018 acquisition by Bayer AG for over $60 billion. He served on the board of The Stable from 2019 until its successful exit via a sale to Accenture in 2022. He served on the board of Zappi from 2020 until its successful exit in late 2022. He also served on the Board of Directors for CECP (Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose) from 2015-2018. He was a member of the American Heart Association’s CEO Roundtable from 2014-2018 and a member of the Paley Center for Media’s Board of Trustees from 2014-2018. From 2015-2021, he served on the board for and helped guide the strategy and operations of the Global Leadership Network (a US-based non-profit operating worldwide). Mitch is a graduate of Miami University in Ohio and the Stanford Executive Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.