Brian P. McAndrews is an American marketing and advertising executive, sports team owner who is a former chairman, chief executive officer and president of Pandora Media, Inc. McAndrews served as product manager of General Mills, Inc. from 1984 to 1989.
In September 1999, McAndrews became the chief executive officer of Microsoft Advertising; in January 2000 he was named president.
In August 2007, McAndrews became the senior vice president of Advertiser & Publisher Solutions Group until December 2008.
[2] McAndrews lives in the Seattle area with his wife, Elise Holschuh.
[3] McAndrews was named Advertising Age's first-ever Digital Executive of the Year and was designated as one of the 30 most influential executives in the advertising, marketing and media world in Adweek's 30th Anniversary issue.