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Michael A. Bassik is Founder & CEO of Axel Solutions, LLC, a media and technology consultancy and incubator with offices in New York and Washington, DC.

Michael brings more than two decades of experience as a leading agency executive, digital strategist and media entrepreneur, amassing agency leadership experience at both MDC Partners (Stagwell) and WPP. He is currently CEO of Optimal, an award-winning digital and performance marketing firm, where he directs the strategy, operations, marketing, and growth.

Michael is also co-founder of DSPolitical, a leading political media and technology company, and Brooklyn Magazine, a digital culture and community publication.

A frequent commentator on technology and media trends, Michael is a regular lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania and at the School of Media Management at The New School. He was previously named one of Advertising Age’s “40 Under 40” and PRWeek’s “40 Under 40.”

Michael serves as Chairman of Civic Hall, a non-profit organization that advances the use of technology for the public good, and as Co-Chair of UJA-Federation of New York’s Marketing and Communications Council. He is a Member of the National Advertising Review Board and serves on the advisory boards of Environmental Defense Fund and influencer marketing company, Markerly.

Michael is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and American University’s Washington College of Law.

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