As the Senior Vice President of Agency and Advertiser Development, Alan leads the company’s collaborations with advertising agencies and brands, providing strategic counsel to marketers to maximize the power of Pandora, and leveraging feedback from agencies and brands to help Pandora build attractive and innovative products.

Alan came to Pandora with nearly 20 years of experience in the media industry, having delivered strategic leadership, vision and insight to some of the most prominent brands worldwide. Prior to Pandora, Schanzer served as Chief Client Officer at Undertone Networks, where he worked with leading companies to create customized, cross-screen advertising solutions. Before joining Undertone, Alan was Managing Partner at MEC Interaction, where he worked with leading brands including AT&T, Citibank, Xerox, Campbell’s, Colgate, Paramount, Range Rover and Jaguar.

Alan received his B.A. from Syracuse University and resides in New York. Outside of work, Alan enjoys spending time with his family and friends, being on or near the water, travel, and live music. Alan’s favorite Pandora stations are: Working Tunes (cultivated for over four years), Jam Bands, Laid Back Beach Music, and Billie Holiday.

For over 20 years, Ritu has been a noteworthy leader in the marketing space. You may know her from her current work leading retail and QSR businesses at Mindshare, TJX and Domino’s. But Ritu can also be credited with contributions to agencies such as Ogilvy, Universal McCann and Media Vest and publishers like Microsoft and AOL.

Ritu is a master orchestrator, agile, collaborative and has deep respect and devotion to her clients and team. Her impressive background in digital strategy and buying allows her to lead, challenge, and transform businesses. Having spent her entire career in digital media, both from the buyer and seller sides, combined with responsibility and oversight for traditional channels, gives her a unique vantage point of the media landscape and its evolution over time to better evaluate communication opportunities for her clients.

Over the years, Ritu has won many industry accolades, is a frequent contributor to panels and her thoughts have been published in many publications such as Adweek, Mediapost, NYTimes, WWD etc.. Ritu is Vice President of the industry organization 212 NYC, and sits on many advisory boards for the Ad Council, OWR and at Mindshare she is an executive sponsor of The Collective, an agency consultancy and cultural imperative that works to drive a diverse, intersectional workplace.