Kirk McDonald has served as a member of the Elanco Board of Directors since March 2019. 

McDonald serves as founding member and CEO of Sundial Media Group, a vertically integrated media, technology and experiential company. 

McDonald is a media and technology veteran with more than 30 years of experience working with some of the world’s leading brands and software technology providers. His past roles include Chief Executive Office of GroupM North America, President of PubMatric, President of digital at Time Inc. and the Chief Advertising Officer of the Fortune|Money Group. He also worked as Senior Vice President of network sales for DRIVEpm and Atlas, both key units of Microsoft’s advertising business. 

McDonald serves on the board of directors of Ziff Davis as well as several private and non-profit companies. He also is a member of the Executive Leadership Council. McDonald is a graduate of The City University of New York.