Kevin Willer
Head of Industry, Technology, Google Inc.
Kevin co-founded the Google Chicago office in 2000. In his nine plus years with Google, Kevin has helped grow this office to more than 400-professionals. In his initial senior sales role, he developed Google partnerships with advertisers and agencies, including Dell, United Airlines, FTD, State Farm, Omnicom, and Publicis. Over the last five years, as part of the Central Region management team, Kevin has led the Technology Industry where his team manages all aspects of the Google advertising experience for several of the largest technology marketers including AT&T, Sprint, Dell and Motorola. From 2007 to 2008, Kevin also headed up Google’s stakeholder development efforts in the Central Region. Regional stakeholders that Kevin formed partnerships with included city and state governments, universities, non-profits, and industry associations. Prior to joining Google, Kevin was a Regional Sales Manager in the Mid-Atlantic for Engage Media, a CMGI company. He started his career at 3Com/US Robotics managing key client relationships. He is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago and on the Board of Directors of US Empowered, the Illinois Technology Association, and the Chicago Architecture Foundation. Kevin recently completed his MBA degree at the University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business. He has an undergraduate marketing degree from Boston College and studied abroad at the London School of Economics. Kevin, his wife, Victoria, and children, Jacqueline and Max, reside in Chicago.
