Christopher Shilney

“Wear sunscreen.”

Mary Schmich

As Vice President, Paid Media, Chris works with clients to understand their businesses first and then develops paid media programs to achieve their desired outcomes. He has over a decade of experience in marketing and analytics roles and is passionate about understanding data to derive insights that steer strategic decision-making.

From startups to multibillion-dollar enterprises, Chris has helped his B2B clients build mental availability, develop solution associations, influence consideration, and drive pipeline opportunities.

Chris oversees Walker Sands’s paid media offerings and is a people-centric leader of a talented paid media team that has won numerous awards for the work they’ve produced and the successes they’ve generated for their clients.

Chris earned his bachelor’s and master’s in accounting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Born in the Midwest, Chris now calls Colorado home.

Specialties

• Paid media strategy
• Search engine marketing
• Performance optimization
• Reporting & analytics

Skills

• Attention to detail
• Problem-solving
• Storytelling
• Data analytics

Interests

• Hiking
• Piano
• Plants
• Space