MIKE KELLY

Mike Kelly is a longtime media, advertising, and technology executive and one of the early architects of the internet advertising business.

He helped launch Entertainment Weekly at Time Inc. before becoming the founding president of AOL Media Networks, where he helped build one of the industry’s earliest large-scale digital advertising businesses and played a key role in AOL’s shift from a subscription model to an advertising-driven media company.

He later served as President and CEO of The Weather Channel Companies, helping accelerate its transformation from a traditional cable network into a digital-first business, including the rapid growth of The Weather Channel app. Today, Mike leads Kelly Newman Advisors.