Marcelino Ford

Marcelino Ford has a wide range of business, operational and creative experience in the interactive and traditional media industries. He is the general manager of advanced advertising and affiliate marketing for Intel Media. In this capacity, he leads a team charged with delivering advanced advertising capabilities, audience research and data analytics, agency outreach, advertising sales and program promotion for Intel Media’s products and services. Prior to Intel, he was a senior member of TV Guide’s development and planning team.

He has also held senior positions with the FCC. He served as special counsel for new media policy and as senior counsel and director of media strategic analysis for the FCC’s Office of Strategic Planning. He is a former vice president of NetNoir, Inc., served as director of business development for iBlast, and worked as an associate with Hill, Farrer & Burrill in Los Angeles. In addition to serving as secretary of the Television Academy, Ford is the division chairman of the interactive media division for the American Bar Association’s Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries. He also sits on the boards of TRA Global based in New York, Delivery Agent based in San Francisco, and LA36, a public-access broadcast channel serving the Los Angeles area.

He holds a B.A. in economics from UC San Diego, a J.D./M.B.A. from the University of Illinois and has completed an Executive M.B.A. Leadership Program at Harvard Business School.