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Sharona Sankar-King

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Sharona Sankar-King is a senior media executive at Havas Media Network, where she has built a reputation for integrating data-driven planning with culturally inclusive media strategies. Her work spans audience intelligence, programmatic media, and the development of equitable advertising frameworks that ensure diverse consumer segments are meaningfully reached and represented in media plans. Throughout her career, Sankar-King has been recognized as a voice for diversity and inclusion within the AdTech and media buying ecosystem, advocating for more representative media investment practices. She has worked across agency and brand-side contexts, developing expertise in audience segmentation, media strategy, and the application of data tools to optimize campaign performance while centering underrepresented communities. At Havas Media Network, she has taken on leadership responsibilities that bridge media planning, client strategy, and internal DEI initiatives, positioning her as both an operator and an advocate within one of the world's largest media agency networks. Her influence extends to industry conversations around multicultural marketing and the responsible use of data in targeting.

Last updated Jul 30, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment · Connections updated Aug 3, 2026

Role
Senior Vice President
Company
Havas Media Network
Based
New York, New York, United States
Connections
1
Years in industry
15 years

Bio

Sharona Sankar-King is a senior media executive at Havas Media Network, where she has built a reputation for integrating data-driven planning with culturally inclusive media strategies. Her work spans audience intelligence, programmatic media, and the development of equitable advertising frameworks that ensure diverse consumer segments are meaningfully reached and represented in media plans. Throughout her career, Sankar-King has been recognized as a voice for diversity and inclusion within the AdTech and media buying ecosystem, advocating for more representative media investment practices. She has worked across agency and brand-side contexts, developing expertise in audience segmentation, media strategy, and the application of data tools to optimize campaign performance while centering underrepresented communities. At Havas Media Network, she has taken on leadership responsibilities that bridge media planning, client strategy, and internal DEI initiatives, positioning her as both an operator and an advocate within one of the world's largest media agency networks. Her influence extends to industry conversations around multicultural marketing and the responsible use of data in targeting.

Career

  • Vice President, Media Strategy

    Havas Media Network · prior to SVP role

  • Media Planning Lead

    Agency/Brand (unconfirmed) · unknown

Expertise & education

Expertise

Multicultural MarketingAudience PlanningProgrammatic AdvertisingMedia StrategyData-Driven PlanningDiversity, Equity & Inclusion in MediaAudience SegmentationBrand Strategy

Speaking topics

Inclusive Media PlanningMulticultural Audience StrategyData and Diversity in AdvertisingEquitable Media Investment

Recognition

Notable achievements

  • Rose to SVP level at Havas Media Network, one of the world's largest media agency networks
  • Recognized as an advocate for inclusive media investment practices within the AdTech industry
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