Dani Benowitz

As President of MAGNA, IPG Mediabrands’ centralized investment and intelligence division, Dani heads up both of the agency’s core competencies: Investment – She serves as the chief media buyer for all of IPG Mediabrands, negotiating with media partners on behalf of UM and Initiative clients – and Intelligence – She oversees the agency’s highly-regarded suite of studies (ad spending forecasts, media trials and media economy reports, among others).

Dani’s career spans nearly 30 years, including stints in TV sales and at agencies including Mindshare, J. Walter Thompson and Grey where she worked on a variety of clients including Warner Lambert, Sprint, DeBeers, Domino’s Pizza, Warner Bros. and Block Drug. She joined IPG in 2003 as a VP, Supervisor at UM and rose through the ranks to become EVP, Managing Partner at the agency.