Justin Nielson is head of Kagan Research, a media research group within S&P Global Market Intelligence, covering the broadcast, networks, sports, digital and streaming video sectors. Nielson leads a team of 30-plus research analysts creating qualitative analysis, quantitative forecast models, event-driven articles and trend reports published on the S&P CapIQ Pro platform.

His 18-plus years of industry knowledge and experience have made Nielson a frequently quoted analyst in numerous trade publications as well as such national press at The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, CNBC and Bloomberg. He has been a panelist, presenter and moderator for industry conferences and investor summits such as the NAB Show, Wells Fargo Media & Telecom Summit, RadioInk Forecast and the Kagan Media & Telecom Summit. Nieslon has hosted and spoken on S&P Global MI webinars and podcasts including Next in Tech and MediaTalk.

Prior to Kagan, Nielson worked as a financial advisor at Merrill Lynch and an investment representative at Edward Jones in Carlsbad, Calif. Nielson holds a bachelor of science degree with a major in global business from Arizona State University, W.P. Carey School of Business and a master of science degree in analytics from Georgia Tech along with multiple professional certificates in the fields of data science and analytics.