Erin Clift

Senior Vice President, Global Sales Development

As head of Global Sales Development, Erin is responsible for vertical sales development, agency programs and partnerships, industry marketing and insights, and global revenue expansion and strategy. She and her team are focused on enhancing AOL’s position in all key markets, expanding the company's ability to provide deep insights and industry knowledge to clients and partners, and increasing marketing presence in the media industry in the U.S. and abroad.

Erin came to AOL from Google, where she held various leadership positions in advertising sales. As Director of North American Agency Relations, Erin was responsible for Google's business strategy, marketing and learning programs and overall revenue management from advertising agencies. Through partnership and education, Erin's teams were collectively responsible for helping the world's largest agencies make better use of technology, to the benefit of the agency and their clients alike.

Prior to this, Erin spent more than five years responsible for the strategy, marketing and revenue management for Google's North American business-to-business media practice. In that role, Erin ran a national sales and marketing team that oversaw revenue growth in sectors including logistics, energy, technology, diversified manufacturing and business services.

Before joining Google, Erin spent 10 years working in various marketing and media consulting roles, including Director of Marketing at Oprah.com. Erin also has held both marketing and consulting roles at Neoglyphics Media Corporation and American National Bank (now part of JP Morgan Chase).

A frequent speaker on topics related to media, marketing and industry advertising trends, Erin also serves on the board of the (AEF) Advertising Educational Foundation as well as several local charities. Erin is a graduate of Indiana University.