Board of Directors
Bob Davenport
Director
Bio coming soon.
Bio coming soon.
Bill Livek
Director
Bill Livek has been in the business of measuring consumer behavior for more than three decades. Mr. Livek’s passion for the media, marketing and entertainment industries spurs him to be a driving force for innovation in consumer and audience measurement. Since joining Comscore in 2016, Mr. Livek has also served as the company’s Chief Executive Officer, President and Vice Chairman.
Prior to joining Comscore, Mr. Livek served as Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Rentrak, where he spearheaded the next generation of products to precisely measure movies and TV everywhere. Mr. Livek previously served as Co-President of Experian Research Services, Co-Chair/Co-Owner of Simmons Market Research Bureau, Co-Founder of Transactional Data Solutions (an LLC with MasterCard), Vice President of Sales/Marketing for Arbitron and was a principal shareholder in Birch Research, which was later integrated into Scarborough Research, where he served as President and CEO.
Mr. Livek draws upon his industry experience and audience measurement expertise as a frequent speaker at advertising industry events. When he’s not working towards the advancement of Comscore’s initiatives, Mr. Livek loves riding his road bicycle on the weekends. His idea of a great vacation is a scenic, weeklong bike trip.
Bill Livek has been in the business of measuring consumer behavior for more than three decades. Mr. Livek’s passion for the media, marketing and entertainment industries spurs him to be a driving force for innovation in consumer and audience measurement. Since joining Comscore in 2016, Mr. Livek has also served as the company’s Chief Executive Officer, President and Vice Chairman.
Prior to joining Comscore, Mr. Livek served as Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Rentrak, where he spearheaded the next generation of products to precisely measure movies and TV everywhere. Mr. Livek previously served as Co-President of Experian Research Services, Co-Chair/Co-Owner of Simmons Market Research Bureau, Co-Founder of Transactional Data Solutions (an LLC with MasterCard), Vice President of Sales/Marketing for Arbitron and was a principal shareholder in Birch Research, which was later integrated into Scarborough Research, where he served as President and CEO.
Mr. Livek draws upon his industry experience and audience measurement expertise as a frequent speaker at advertising industry events. When he’s not working towards the advancement of Comscore’s initiatives, Mr. Livek loves riding his road bicycle on the weekends. His idea of a great vacation is a scenic, weeklong bike trip.
Jon Carpenter
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Jon Carpenter is a media & technology industry veteran with strong operational focus, strategic acumen, and experience driving both growth and profitability.
Prior to his appointment as CEO, Mr. Carpenter served as Comscore's chief financial officer since 2021. Before joining the company, he served as CFO at Publishers Clearing House since 2016, where he has partnered to transform and grow the digital business both organically and through M&A. Prior to that, he served in various senior divisional CFO roles for Nielsen, Sears Holdings and NBC Universal. Jon started his career with General Electric in their Financial Management Program.
Jon has a BA in Economics from the University of Vermont and lives in Connecticut with his wife and two young children.
Jon Carpenter is a media & technology industry veteran with strong operational focus, strategic acumen, and experience driving both growth and profitability.
Prior to his appointment as CEO, Mr. Carpenter served as Comscore's chief financial officer since 2021. Before joining the company, he served as CFO at Publishers Clearing House since 2016, where he has partnered to transform and grow the digital business both organically and through M&A. Prior to that, he served in various senior divisional CFO roles for Nielsen, Sears Holdings and NBC Universal. Jon started his career with General Electric in their Financial Management Program.
Jon has a BA in Economics from the University of Vermont and lives in Connecticut with his wife and two young children.
David Kline
Director
David Kline is a pioneering leader in the traditional and advanced TV advertising space, and he spearheaded many firsts for the cable industry including the launches of linear household addressability, successful interactive applications and data-infused media campaigns.
Mr. Kline most recently served as executive vice president at Charter Communications and president of Spectrum Reach, the advertising sales division of Charter. Mr. Kline joined Charter in 2015 and provided strategic leadership to guide the company in both the traditional and advanced TV advertising space.
Mr. Kline joined Charter from Visible World (now FreeWheel), where he served as president and COO directing their household addressable sales and programmatic advertising efforts. Earlier in his career, he served as president and COO of Cablevision Media Sales (now Altice Media Solutions) for more than 17 years.
Mr. Kline serves on the board of directors for the Video Advertising Bureau and Blockgraph. He received a B.A. in a personalized study program focusing on marketing, finance, accounting and management from Ohio State University.
David Kline is a pioneering leader in the traditional and advanced TV advertising space, and he spearheaded many firsts for the cable industry including the launches of linear household addressability, successful interactive applications and data-infused media campaigns.
Mr. Kline most recently served as executive vice president at Charter Communications and president of Spectrum Reach, the advertising sales division of Charter. Mr. Kline joined Charter in 2015 and provided strategic leadership to guide the company in both the traditional and advanced TV advertising space.
Mr. Kline joined Charter from Visible World (now FreeWheel), where he served as president and COO directing their household addressable sales and programmatic advertising efforts. Earlier in his career, he served as president and COO of Cablevision Media Sales (now Altice Media Solutions) for more than 17 years.
Mr. Kline serves on the board of directors for the Video Advertising Bureau and Blockgraph. He received a B.A. in a personalized study program focusing on marketing, finance, accounting and management from Ohio State University.
Matt McLaughlin
Director
Matt McLaughlin is a retired advertising technology executive and Naval officer. Most recently, he served as Chief Operating Officer of DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc., a software platform for digital media measurement and analytics, from 2011 to 2022. As COO of DoubleVerify, Mr. McLaughlin directed its product, engineering and sales operations activity, including managing over half the company’s employees. He served as a Senior Advisor at DoubleVerify from March 2022 to July 2022.
Prior to joining DoubleVerify, Mr. McLaughlin served as President and Chief Operating Officer of CUNet, LLC, an online marketing agency and software subsidiary of Nelnet, Inc., from 2008 to 2011. Earlier in his career, he served as General Manager of Audience and Media at BDMetrics Inc., an information technology company; Vice President of Performance Media at VNC Communications, Inc (d/b/a Performics), a performance marketing subsidiary of DoubleClick Inc.; Senior Vice President of Operations at Heavy Hammer, Inc., a technology company; Director of Business Technology, Search Marketing and Email & Affinity Marketing at Advertising.com, Inc., an online advertising company that was acquired by AOL, Inc.; and an Applications Technology Sales Consultant for Oracle Corporation, a multinational computer technology company.
Formerly, Mr. McLaughlin served as a U.S. Navy Submarine Officer from 1992 to 2000. He received a M.A. (Cantab) in Natural Science from the University of Cambridge and B.S. in Computer Science from the United States Naval Academy.
Matt McLaughlin is a retired advertising technology executive and Naval officer. Most recently, he served as Chief Operating Officer of DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc., a software platform for digital media measurement and analytics, from 2011 to 2022. As COO of DoubleVerify, Mr. McLaughlin directed its product, engineering and sales operations activity, including managing over half the company’s employees. He served as a Senior Advisor at DoubleVerify from March 2022 to July 2022.
Prior to joining DoubleVerify, Mr. McLaughlin served as President and Chief Operating Officer of CUNet, LLC, an online marketing agency and software subsidiary of Nelnet, Inc., from 2008 to 2011. Earlier in his career, he served as General Manager of Audience and Media at BDMetrics Inc., an information technology company; Vice President of Performance Media at VNC Communications, Inc (d/b/a Performics), a performance marketing subsidiary of DoubleClick Inc.; Senior Vice President of Operations at Heavy Hammer, Inc., a technology company; Director of Business Technology, Search Marketing and Email & Affinity Marketing at Advertising.com, Inc., an online advertising company that was acquired by AOL, Inc.; and an Applications Technology Sales Consultant for Oracle Corporation, a multinational computer technology company.
Formerly, Mr. McLaughlin served as a U.S. Navy Submarine Officer from 1992 to 2000. He received a M.A. (Cantab) in Natural Science from the University of Cambridge and B.S. in Computer Science from the United States Naval Academy.
Jeff Murphy
Director
Jeff Murphy is Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance and Development at Charter Communications, where he oversees debt and equity capital markets strategy and execution, treasury, risk management, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate development.
Prior to joining Charter in 2021, Mr. Murphy spent more than two decades with Credit Suisse Group (and predecessor entities), most recently as Vice Chairman of the Investment Banking and Capital Markets division and a Managing Director in the Global Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) group.
Prior to his investment banking career Mr. Murphy worked in consumer markets at MCI Communications. He holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in business administration from Georgetown University.
Jeff Murphy is Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance and Development at Charter Communications, where he oversees debt and equity capital markets strategy and execution, treasury, risk management, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate development.
Prior to joining Charter in 2021, Mr. Murphy spent more than two decades with Credit Suisse Group (and predecessor entities), most recently as Vice Chairman of the Investment Banking and Capital Markets division and a Managing Director in the Global Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) group.
Prior to his investment banking career Mr. Murphy worked in consumer markets at MCI Communications. He holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in business administration from Georgetown University.
Brian Wendling
Director
Brian Wendling is Chief Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer of Liberty Media Corporation and Liberty Broadband Corporation. He has also served as a senior executive of QVC Group, Atlanta Braves Holdings and Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc.
Mr. Wendling has held various positions with these companies and their predecessors since 1999. Prior to joining these companies, he worked in the assurance practice of the accounting firm KPMG.
Mr. Wendling has previously served on the boards of Fun Technologies Inc. and CommerceHub, Inc. as well as other private companies. He also currently serves on the Indiana University Accounting Advisory Board and has previously served on the boards of Clothes to Kids of Colorado and Rocky Mountain PBS. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Indiana University.
Brian Wendling is Chief Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer of Liberty Media Corporation and Liberty Broadband Corporation. He has also served as a senior executive of QVC Group, Atlanta Braves Holdings and Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc.
Mr. Wendling has held various positions with these companies and their predecessors since 1999. Prior to joining these companies, he worked in the assurance practice of the accounting firm KPMG.
Mr. Wendling has previously served on the boards of Fun Technologies Inc. and CommerceHub, Inc. as well as other private companies. He also currently serves on the Indiana University Accounting Advisory Board and has previously served on the boards of Clothes to Kids of Colorado and Rocky Mountain PBS. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Indiana University.