Best Startup
At Best Startup US we track over 1,000,000 US startups and over 3 million people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top New York based VP’ operating in the Marketing space. If you think a VP’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Jesse Greenberg
VP of Engineering of Attentive
Jesse Greenberg is the VP of engineering at Attentive.
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About Attentive: Attentive is a personalized mobile messaging platform for innovative brands and organizations.
Brooke Burdge
SVP of Marketing of Attentive
SVP of Marketing / Founding team at Attentive®
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About Attentive: Attentive is a personalized mobile messaging platform for innovative brands and organizations.
Adam Heimlich
SVP Programmatic, Managing Director of HX of Horizon media
Adam Heimlich works at Horizon Media leading HX, the agency’s programmatic buying department. Previously, Adam spent seven years at Razorfish and its predecessor, Avenue A. Adam joined Avenue A as a search marketer and headed the department for three years. Designed to make the programmatic opportunity accessible to any advertiser, HX is 100% cost-transparent and tech-agnostic, pursuing no interests other than client success.
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About Horizon media: Horizon Media, Inc. is the largest and fastest growing privately held media services agency in the world.
Michael Tripodi
VP, Digital Director of Horizon media
Michael Tripoldi has over 17 years of industry experience across both digital and traditional media types. Most recently, Michael was at Zenith Media where he oversaw all digital efforts for Verizon FiOS. His FiOS digital portfolio included a significant digital activation budget as well as overseeing ad technologies that allowed the media to be effectively measured, managed and delivered. Michael’s team deployed an assortment of digital tactics that sought out customers at the near household level to align with FiOS availability. Prior to leading the FiOS Digital efforts, Michael spent time at MediaVest running Comcast’s integrated communications for the Central United States across all media channels.
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About Horizon media: Horizon Media, Inc. is the largest and fastest growing privately held media services agency in the world.
Mary Shirley
SVP, Digital Media of Horizon media
Mary Shirley’s focus at Horizon has been evolving capabilities and vision within digital marketing for clients like GEICO, Capital One, A&E, and HISTORY. She’s guided client growth combining her background in traditional advertising and ad tech. As SVP Digital Media at Horizon Media, Mary lead the expansion of a new digital division within Horizon Media’s Eden Road Trading. She oversees media investment and strategic planning in conjunction with corporate trade, and is excited to continue to build first-to-market and strategic financial ventures. Prior to her work with Horizon, Mary helped develop one of the first digital private marketplaces at Quigo Technologies and managed program profitability for top web publishers. Mary began her career in account management at Bates Worldwide and JWT overseeing strategy development and production.
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About Horizon media: Horizon Media, Inc. is the largest and fastest growing privately held media services agency in the world.
Dante Gaudio
SVP of Revenue and Media Strategy of Healthline Media
Dante has been with Healthline for over 8 years, leading the sales team of the fastest growing health site. Dante has a long running passion for Healthcare marketing, having led sales efforts for the pharmaceutical and other health related verticals at The New York Times and the Meredith Corporation. His other passions include cooking, staying healthy and surfing.
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About Healthline Media: Healthline Media is the 2nd largest and fastest growing consumer health publisher in the world, reaching 85 million people a month.
Shakti Jauhar
Vice President, Global HR Operations and Shared Services of PepsiCo
Shakti Jauhar is a global leader and data-driven executive recognized for his operational expertise in Manufacturing, Information Technology, Finance and Human Resources. Known as a transformational leader, he has a track record of setting clear strategies, driven by rigorous analytics and insights. Shakti leverages technology innovation across geographies to optimize processes, which deliver technical competencies, reduce costs and simultaneously increase efficiencies.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Mark Risis
VP Strategy & Global Data Ecosystem of PepsiCo
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Deborah Rosado Shaw
Senior Vice President, Chief Global Diversity and Engagement Officer of PepsiCo
Deborah Rosado Shaw is senior vice president, Chief Global Diversity and Engagement Officer of PepsiCo, a global food and beverage company with net revenues of more than $63 billion and a product portfolio that includes 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. PepsiCo’s main businesses – Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola – make hundreds of enjoyable foods and beverages that are loved throughout the world. Deborah, who assumed this role in July 2014, provides leadership in guiding PepsiCo’s global Diversity and Engagement (D&E) strategy to bring together diverse strengths, backgrounds and perspectives to achieve the company’s strategic business imperatives, advance its Performance with Purpose goals and drive innovation. Building on PepsiCo’s deep legacy in D&E, she helps PepsiCo ensure that D&E is ingrained in PepsiCo, and expands pathways for developing global, multicultural thinkers, doers and innovators. Deborah was a member of PepsiCo’s Ethnic Advisory Board for 12 years, whereby she played a critical role in establishing a strategic platform that helped PepsiCo elevate its prominence as one of the most diverse companies working with minority business owners
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Ciara Dilley
Vice President Transform Brands & Portfolio Innovation,FLNA of PepsiCo
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Esperanza Teasdale
Vice President/General Manager of PepsiCo
Esperanza Teasdale leads shopper marketing for national customers and sets “opt-in” strategy and plans to multiply key customer growth. She has an extensive history at PepsiCo, beginning as brand manager in 2003. She has demonstrated excellence in a range of roles, most recently as senior director of shopper marketing for small format where her team won three vendor awards at 7-Eleven. She is a graduate of Rutgers University’s College of Engineering and the University of Connecticut.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Pratik Bhadra
SVP of Product of Bluecore
Pratik is the SVP of Product at Bluecore. In this role, Pratik leads the evolution of the next generation email solution and the leapfrog to a retail performance platform. Previously, he was the VP of Product at Zeta Global, where he led the product initiative to define and build Zeta’s marketing cloud, incorporating several ESPs and marketing databases to form Zeta’s flagship product line. Prior to Zeta Global, Pratik held several software management roles at National Instruments. Pratik holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from The University of Texas at Austin.
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About Bluecore: Bluecore uses predictive intelligence to automatically connect shoppers to products, content, and offers, wherever they are.
Michael O’Brien
Senior VP, General Counsel of Omnicom Group
Michael joined Omnicom Group as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in November 2003. As Omnicom’s global chief legal officer, Michael advises the Board of Directors and its Committees, leads the Company’s worldwide legal team, manages legal services provided to the Company, and monitors the Company’s compliance with all applicable regulations around the world. Prior to Omnicom, Michael spent 15 years in private practice, representing private equity firms and their portfolio companies regarding acquisitions, financings, securities law compliance and corporate governance matters.
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About Omnicom Group: Omnicom Group provides advertising and marketing communications services for their clients.
Randall Weisenburger
CFO and Executive VP of Omnicom Group
Randall J. Weisenburger is Managing Member of Mile26 Capital LLC, and formerly was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Omnicom Group Inc. Before joining Omnicom, Mr. Weisenburger was a founding member of Wasserstein Perella & Company Inc., and a former member of the First Boston Corp. Mr. Weisenburger’s other corporate board service includes the Carnival Corp. and Carnival PLC as well as The Health Hospital Corp. He is also a member of the Board of Overseers for the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and a member of the Board of Trustees for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Foundation. He has served as a Valero director since 2011.
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About Omnicom Group: Omnicom Group provides advertising and marketing communications services for their clients.
Peter Swiecicki
Senior VP, Finance and Controller of Omnicom Group
As Controller, Swiecicki plays a key leadership role in financial management and business process optimization for Omnicom. He oversees the company’s financial processes and systems, as well as the planning and forecasting function. Prior to joining Omnicom in 2013, Swiecicki spent over 30 years at Omnicom’s BBDO in various roles. He started his career at BBDO as Controller, BBDO Detroit, rising to CFO and COO of the agency. In 2010, he assumed the role of CFO of BBDO Germany and then moved to BBDO Worldwide in New York to shepherd several worldwide process efficiency initiatives.
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About Omnicom Group: Omnicom Group provides advertising and marketing communications services for their clients.
Janet Riccio
Exec Vice President of Omnicom Group
Over the course of her 25+ years in advertising, her collaborative business style has taken her to more than 30 countries on five continents on behalf of her clients and forged a deep understanding of what it takes to build relationships and brands. Her belief that a motivated, fulfilled workforce leads to a healthier more profitable more sustainable bottom line is why she has been chosen to head Omnicom University. Omnicom University is recognized as one of the preeminent executive education experiences and one of the major sources of “cultural glue” for the Omnicom network. In partnership with Harvard Business School faculty, OU has graduated over 3500+ Omnicom executives over the course of its 20 years in existence. To quote Janet, after her first season as Dean, “This program is not about developing leaders, the people who attend already are; it is about transforming leaders from more than good to great.” Most recently, Janet founded and is currently heading an in-house women’s network – Omniwomen. The mission of Omniwomen is to serve as a catalyst to increase the influence and number of women leaders throughout the Omnicom network. Since its formal U.S. launch in April 2014, Omniwomen has expanded to China and the U.K. As passionate as Janet is about her roles at Omnicom, she is equally passionate about the role of women on management boards and in the philanthropic world. She served as a member of the Board of Directors of BlogHer, the world’s largest on-line community of women bloggers, and is currently on the Advisory Board of LearnVest. Janet is also a member of the Board of Directors of the New York Women’s Foundation on which she serves on the Executive Committee and chairs the Communications Committee. She is a past member of the Board of Directors of Make a Wish Foundation of Metro New York where she chaired the Governance Committee and, in her final year, co-chaired the Advisory Board.
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About Omnicom Group, Omnicom Group: Omnicom Group provides advertising and marketing communications services for their clients.
Rita Rodriguez
Executive Vice President of Omnicom Group
Rita Rodriguez is currently Executive Vice President at Omnicom Group where she leads the multi-agency integration and innovation for PepsiCo. With more than twenty-five years of marketing experience, Rita has a proven track record of transforming major brands and building businesses. Having worked on both sides of the business, agency and client, Rita has a unique mix of strategic expertise; brand building and collaboration skills that can help define and lead a course of action for clients and their brands Rita was previously CEO of Imagination, an experiential integrated communications company. Prior to Imagination, she was CEO of the US arm of WPP’s The Brand Union, a strategic branding and design firm, where she led the repositioning and rebranding of multiple businesses and served as a strategic advisor and partner for clients on brand and business issues. Before joining The Brand Union in 2004, Rita was Managing Director of Corporate Branding at Omnicom’s Interbrand. Rita began her career in Houston at AT&T, where over the course of her career she served as Director of Business and Consumer Marketing, International Marketing Director, Director of Product Marketing and Communications Services and General Manager of HomeTown Network (HTN), working in both the US and London.
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About Omnicom Group: Omnicom Group provides advertising and marketing communications services for their clients.
Jason Weber
VP of Business Development of Open Influence
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About Open Influence: Open Influence is a marketing company that helps brands and advertisers engage and grow their desired audiences through social media.
Steven Vine
EVP, Corporate Development & General Counsel of Zeta Global
Steven Vine has been Executive Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions and General Counsel of Zeta Interactive Corporation since 2013. Vine served as an EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT of Zeta Interactive Corporation. He served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, Associate General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer at PulsePoint, Inc. (formerly Datran Media Corp). Vine was responsible for managing consumer privacy commitment as well as government and industry relations. Where he led PulsePoint through multiple acquisitions and the transformation of its business into a leading RTB and Content Marketing platform. He joined Datran Media from Register.com, where he served as Deputy General Counsel with responsibility for oversight of the legal department and industry relations. He also serviced as an active Leader in ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Prior to Register.com, Vine served as a Corporate Associate at the law firm Kaye Scholer, LLP, where he managed mergers and acquisitions, securities transactions and other general corporate matters. Vine holds a BA from Tufts University and JD from New York University.
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About Zeta Global: Zeta offers technology and marketing services to help brands acquire, engage, and retain customers.
David Schey
SVP CX/Strategy & Analytics of Zeta Global
David Schey, Zeta’s Senior VP of Customer Experience, has over 18 years of experience consulting Fortune 1,000 companies on optimizing marketing and CRM programs, within both digital and offline channels. Most recently, David served as Vice President/Group Director of Strategy and Analytics at DigitasLBi, where he led the S&A CRM practice. He has held leadership positions at Digitas, Merkle and Epsilon. Throughout his career, David has worked with a variety of national and global brands including PepsiCo, Pfizer, Unilever, Kraft, Tesco, Samsung, Comcast, The Limited, Urban Outfitters, T.J.Maxx, Toys “R” Us and Bed Bath & Beyond, to plan, measure and optimize CRM campaigns. He holds a B.S. in Marketing from the University of Maryland at College Park, and an M.B.A. in Marketing from Rutgers University.
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About Zeta Global: Zeta offers technology and marketing services to help brands acquire, engage, and retain customers.
Tom Walsh
EVP, Zeta Labs of Zeta Global
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About Zeta Global: Zeta offers technology and marketing services to help brands acquire, engage, and retain customers.
Andrew Bolton
SVP, Global Partnerships of Knotch
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About Knotch: Knotch is the content intelligence platform for brands. We pair performance data with consumer sentiment in real time.
David Rath
Senior VP of A&R of RoadRunner Records
David Rath has been at Roadrunner Records for over a decade and as SR VP of A&R for the past three years. In addition to overseeing the responsibilities of the entire A&R staff, David is Direct A&R for Megadeth, DragonForce, The Parlor Mob, Ratt, Taking Dawn and Roadrunner Comedy. The Roadrunner Records roster includes the biggest names in Hard Rock and Heavy Metal, encompassing everything from Slipknot to Nickelback.
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About Megadeth, RoadRunner Records: Roadrunner Records is a major Dutch record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal and hard rock bands.
Coleen Kuehn
EVP, Travel, Media & Entertainment Practice of Merkle
Coleen Kuehn In Coleen’s role as chief media officer, she is responsible for the leadership of Merkle’s media portfolio across search, display, social, and performance media as well as overseeing communications strategy capabilities. Coleen is a seasoned executive with 20 years of experience in marketing, strategic planning, digital media, and technology. As an innovative and results-driven leader, Kuehn was named one of Advertising Age’s esteemed “Women to Watch.” She began her career in marketing and product development roles for American Express and The Coca-Cola Company after receiving an MBA from University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Prior to joining Merkle, Coleen served as president at Mediavest, a global agency, where she was responsible for strategic oversight, integrated solutions, and client adoption of new technologies. She began as President of Strategy & Planning and was responsible for developing the agency’s communications planning methodology as well as its proprietary tools. Given her strong client relationships and leadership skills, she went on to assume the role of President, Client Leadership at Mediavest. Coleen was also a member of Mediavest’s Executive Leadership team of eight that determined the vision and overall direction for the agency. Prior to joining Mediavest, Coleen was Chief Strategist at Havas|MPG and President of Digital & Emerging media at MediaCom.
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About Merkle: Merkle is a customer relationship management agency that designs, executes and evaluates integrated marketing programs.
Dave Morgan
CEO & Founder & Vice President, Sports Digital News of Simulmedia
Morgan is the CEO and founder of Simulmedia, a New York based marketing technology company that uses data, science and software to drive business outcomes for advertisers through traditional TV marketing. He previously founded and ran both TACODA, Inc., an online advertising company that pioneered behavioral online marketing and was acquired by AOL in 2007 for $275 million, and Real Media, Inc., one of the world’s first ad serving and online ad network companies and a predecessor to 24/7 Real Media (TFSM), which was later sold to WPP for $649 million. After the sale of TACODA, Dave served as Executive Vice President, Global Advertising Strategy, at AOL, a Time Warner Company (TWX).
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About Simulmedia, Sinclair Broadcast Group: Simulmedia is a TV ad platform that enables predictable, scalable customer growth.
Ulrich Grimm
EVP, Global Design – Shoes, Accessories and Home of Calvin Klein
Ulrich Grimm serves as the Creative Director for Calvin Klein men’s and women’s shoes and accessories including handbags, wallets, belts, watches, jewelry, and eyewear, spanning all of the brands produced by Calvin Klein, Inc. Shape and material are the foundation of his designs. Largely influenced by architecture, he is inspired by structures, colors, textures, and natural building materials – resulting in a clean and classic aesthetic, but with a modern approach. Grimm grew up in Porta Westfalica, Germany and joined Calvin Klein, Inc. in 1998 and was elevated to the role of Creative Director in July 2006. Today Mr. Grimm oversees a team that is responsible for the overall direction of the company’s extensive global offering of shoes and accessories produced under the Calvin Klein Collection, ck Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein Jeans, and Calvin Klein Golf brands. Grimm studied fashion design at Esmod in Paris and later returned to Germany to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts in fashion design from Fachhochschule Bielefeld. Earlier in his career, he held design positions at established fashion houses such as Joop!, Bogner, and Fendi.
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About Calvin Klein: Calvin Klein is a global lifestyle brand that exemplifies modern, sophisticated style.
Michael Kopeikin
VP, Digital Marketing and Ad Tech of Publicis Groupe
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About Publicis Groupe: Publicis Groupe is a digital and interactive communication services provider.
Whitney Jones
SVP Data & Analysis of Publicis Groupe
Whitney helps Samsung incorporate data-driven insights into all aspects of the media planning and measurement process. During her 8 years with Publicis Groupe, she has helped infuse a new standard of data strategy, measurement, and insight. She has lead teams across a spectrum of digital and offline analytics projects, driving relationship strategy for multiple B2C and B2B initiatives and helping clients achieve maximum ROI in the digital space. Her experience spans verticals including consumer electronics, beauty, CPG, automotive, retail and travel. Previously, Whitney held roles in Product Management at DataXu, where she spearheaded the development of their Data Management and Analytics suite of solutions. Whitney began her career in the Telecom space, as an analyst at the Boston-based consultancy Atlantic-ACM. Whitney holds a BA in Economics from Colby College.
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About Digitas, Publicis Groupe: Publicis Groupe is a digital and interactive communication services provider.
Ran Buck
SVP of Global Revenue of Taboola
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About Taboola: Taboola is an AI-powered content discovery platform that connects people with content on the web that suits their interests.
Matthew Caiola
Vice President, Corporate and Technology Practices of 5W Public Relations
As Executive Vice President at 5W Public Relations, Matthew Caiola oversees the corporate, technology, and digital divisions, which include financial services, legal services & litigation, real estate, corporate internal communications, public affairs & government relations, apps & online marketplaces, ad tech & big data, marketing technology, and financial technology. Under his leadership, the teams run award-winning campaigns for clients like Sinclair Broadcast Group, SAP NS2, CareerBuilder, Payoneer, The Trade Desk, Comcast, N26, as well as more than 100 companies globally. With over 15 years of public relations experience, Matthew is a seasoned practitioner in corporate publicity, leading his team in building the brand of high-growth tech companies, launching IPOs, disrupting industries, and building global brand resonance. B I O EXE C UT IVE VI C E P R ESIDENT COR PORAT E , T E C HNOLOGY & DIGI TAL P RA C T I C ES In the 10 years Matthew has worked at 5W Public Relations, he has become responsible for the overall growth and direction of the agency’s technology, corporate and digital practices. Matthew introduced new areas of focus to the agency, including the SaaS and data divisions. He has been instrumental in acquiring new clients for the agency, including three fintech unicorn clients as well as 13 cannabis clients, who are each making a name for themselves within their respective industries. Matthew has shaped 5WPR’s technology division to be recognized as a leader in the adtech, fintech, and martech pr space. Prior to joining 5W, Matthew was at a mid-sized New Jersey PR firm where he yielded brand building results for a diverse range of well-recognized companies in the clean-tech, aviation, and consumer areas. His media relations expertise played a key role in securing top tier features for his clients, ranging from CEO profiles, company case studies, and awards. Matthew holds a Communication and Political Science degree from Iona College.
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About 5W Public Relations: 5WPR, a Public Relations and Communications Firm, specializes in public affairs, government relations & PR on B2C, & B2B market segments.
Matthew Kirschner
Partner and Executive Vice President of Talent Resources
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About Talent Resources: Talent Resources is a social media marketing agency that specializes in connecting brands with top-tier celebrities and influencers.
Randall Wakeford
Vice President of Client Platform Development of Augeo Marketing
Randall has been involved in the employee recognition and engagement industry for over 15 years. Prior to joining Augeo, he worked at IncentOne in Carlstadt, NJ as Director of Information Management, specializing in working directly with Fortune 50 clients to develop, deploy and maintain customized and integrated recognition solutions that drive business objectives. Prior to IncentOne, Randall was Director of Internet Operations for Faulkner & Gray in New York City, a specialized financial publisher owned by Thomson Financial. Primary responsibilities include working with existing clients to maintain and enhance currently deployed employee engagement solutions and technology, acting as technical subject matter expert during new platform implementations, and providing guidance on product development and sales strategy related to new business opportunities.
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About Augeo Marketing: Augeo Marketing focus on developing new solutions and innovative technology for clients, employees and their customers.
Matthew Gelb
VP of Finance & Operations of Ceros
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About Ceros: Ceros is a cloud-based interactive content creation platform for marketers and designers.
Matt Wellschlager
VP of Marketing of Ceros
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About Ceros: Ceros is a cloud-based interactive content creation platform for marketers and designers.
Jo Kinsella
Chief Revenue Officer & EVP of TVSquared
A creative and passionate global leader, Jo Kinsella runs sales, marketing and strategic partnerships for TVSquared. Jo works to bring transparency, TV analytics and proof of performance to clients and, as a founding team member, has scaled thousands of advertisers, agencies and networks to leverage the real-time insights from the TVSquared ADvantage platform. Jo is a 20-year software veteran with a proven track record of increasing revenue for her clients, and bringing to market innovative products and services across the Fintech, Adtech and Martech industries. Prior to TVSquared, Jo held various executive positions to help companies achieve their full potential, always putting the client first and building products that support industry needs and drive maximum shareholder value. Jo builds teams of extraordinary talent, champions diversity and is recognized as a thought leader and voice of the industry. A UK expat, when Jo is not working, she is mom to her nine-year old daughter and training for her next triathlon (she completed the IronMan in 2014!).
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About Lucera Financial Infrastructures, TVSquared: TVSquared is the global leader in TV attribution.
Christopher Gurciullo
RVP, Advertiser Solutions of PubMatic
Chris Gurciullo is the RVP of Advertiser Solutions at PubMatic. In addition to his internet technology expertise, Chris is an entrepreneur and investor. After starting his first business, an email marketing company, he propelled into the digital marketing world. He excels at building and leading sales and customer service teams, with a proven track record of overachieving business growth goals and holding management and senior roles within many successful internet startups. His experience over the last decade includes development and execution of cross-channel, brand and performance marketing campaigns, delivering multi-million dollar programs for Fortune 500 and Internet Retailer 500 clients. He has worked for dunnhumby, Sociomantic Labs, Rocket Fuel, Akamai, and a number high-growth startup companies. Chris is a board member for the American Autism Association, an avid real estate investor in the greater NYC and Miami regions and frequently speaks as a domain expert on digital trends.
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About PubMatic: PubMatic is an automation solutions company for an open digital media industry.
Ed Lopez
Senior VP of Sales of Broadlume (formerly AdHawk)
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About Broadlume (formerly AdHawk): Broadlume is the world’s largest provider of digital technology to the flooring industry.
Josh Backer
Co Founder – President, Advertising & SVP Operations of Unified
Founded Social Suitcase in 2009 – Boutique business development and sales consulting firm specializing in social media monetization products and brand advertising. – Sold to TrafficMarketplace in March 2010 Founded DankApps in 2008 – Bay Partners funded social network application company – Donated thousands of dollars to cause based charities through the “Social Change” brand of applications Founded Teach the People in 2007 – TechCrunch40 company – fbFund grantee Emory University, Atlanta GA – Graduate Instructor, Dept. of Comparative Literature “Sick Lit.: Literature and Discourses of Illness and Disease” The Padeia School, Atlanta GA – Part-time Faculty “Pollack to Smithson: Modern and Contemporary American and European art from 1935-1975” “Art and Politics in the 20th Century”
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About Unified: Unified equips marketers with information and intelligence they need to make the best decisions about their social advertising investments.
Jesse Channon
SVP, Revenue of Unified
Jesse has successfully built departments and functions across Sales, Business Development, Account management and Technical Solutions in start ups in the Social Media space. Jesse began his career in Social at Vocus, then moving on to companies like PageLever and UNIFIED. Jesse was also the co founder at Monkey Say Media, as small Social Media consulting firm.
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About Unified, Unified: Unified equips marketers with information and intelligence they need to make the best decisions about their social advertising investments.
Chris Cahill
EVP, Finance of Unified
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About Unified: Unified equips marketers with information and intelligence they need to make the best decisions about their social advertising investments.
Spencer Burke
VP of Growth of Braze
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About Braze: Braze is a customer engagement platform that delivers messaging experiences across push, email, in-product, and more.
Marissa Aydlett
SVP, Marketing of Braze
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About Braze: Braze is a customer engagement platform that delivers messaging experiences across push, email, in-product, and more.
Will Crocker
Vice President, Customer & Partner Marketing of Braze
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About Braze: Braze is a customer engagement platform that delivers messaging experiences across push, email, in-product, and more.
Nick Cicero
Vice President Strategy of Conviva
Nick is the founder of Delmondo, a creative studio and social video analytics software acquired by Conviva in 2018. He is a leader in building digital content initiatives with a proven ability to set vision, strategy, and execute on numerous innovative projects for some of the world’s largest brands and publishers like MTV, NBC Sports, Red Bull, L’Oreal, the UFC, Universal, Conde Nast, and Clear Channel. Prior to founding Delmondo he spent time building and implementing new enterprise social publishing and analytics tools with Livefyre, Expion and Percolate. He put the first Instagram Video on TV for Oprah and built an innovative social content experience for the PlayStation launch in North America, among other projects. Nick received his Master’s from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
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About Conviva: Conviva is the continuous measurement and engagement platform for streaming media.
Alison Lindland
VP of Client Strategy of Movable Ink
Alison Lindland is the Senior Director of Client Experience at Movable Ink, a SaaS marketing platform backed by Intel Capital, managing relationships with Fortune 1000 clients. Previously she worked in client services and business development startups such as TheaterMania.com and Kohort, and at Fortune 500 companies such as OgilvyInteractive and American Express. She serves on the boards of Venture For America and Agency Spotter and is the co-founder of the Vassar in Tech Meetup and Columbia Venture Community. Alison holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA from Vassar.
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About Movable Ink: Movable Ink activates any data into personalized content in any customer engagement.
Sargi Mann
EVP & Head of Digital Strategy & Investments of Havas Media
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About Havas Media: Global communications and marketing
Ryan Christensen
SVP, Platform Product of Xandr
Ryan Christensen serves as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of AppNexus’ Publisher Business. In this role, Ryan leads product development for the segment and manages commercial relationships with AppNexus’ major Publisher clients. Prior to his current role Ryan was a Vice President of Product at AppNexus. Prior to joining AppNexus in 2013, Ryan served as General Manager of Ad Product at Zynga, where he was responsible for the company’s proprietary ad platform and provider integrations across mobile, video and desktop display ad products. Prior to Zynga, Ryan spent four years at Brand.net in senior product and BD leadership roles, working with top tier Publishers to develop innovative programmatic buying capabilities and yield management solutions. Before joining the world of digital advertising, Ryan was a Founder and CEO of Sentrik, an enterprise security company; ran product management and marketing for Rocket Network; and managed engagements for RB Webber & Co, a Silicon Valley strategy consultancy and venture fund. Ryan received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT.
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About Xandr: Xandr is an advertising company.
Theresa Vu
Senior Vice President Of Engineering of Xandr
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About Xandr: Xandr is an advertising company.
Eric Hoffert
Senior Vice President Video Technology of Xandr
Eric Hoffert has more than twenty five years of experience leading product and technology development in digital media, software-as-a-service, mobile services, and cloud computing. His background includes key roles at Spotify, Apple Inc., AT&T Bell Labs, and a number of new ventures. At Spotify, Eric was a Software Architect for a new product initiative. Eric has served as the Chairman of Versatility Software Inc., a digital media consultancy with clients including The Walt Disney Company, SONY, Scripps Network, Stanford University, Carnegie-Mellon, Corbis, and others. Eric previously was the CTO of Thwapr, a platform enabling brands to mobilize and monetize video content, extending distribution reach while delivering a high quality user experience independent of device, OS, browser, carrier, or bandwidth. Hybrid transcoding, adaptive rendering, and video SMS are combined in a cloud platform compatible with 300+ mobile devices. The solution has been used by the National Football League, National Hockey League, two of the largest music festivals in the US (Vans Warped & Rockstar Mayhem), Photobucket, etc. with coverage in the New York Times, TechCrunch, Mashable, VentureBeat, StreamingMedia, ESPN, Billboard, etc. He co-founded ShareMethods, a document sharing and collaboration service with clients including CBS Interactive, Broadcom, Synopsys, HID, Airspan Networks, etc.; it is integrated with salesforce.com, EchoSign, and Oracle and has users in 40 countries. Previously, he was Chairman and CTO for Magnifi, a digital asset management platform deployed by Coca-Cola and P&G, where he received the Computerworld Honors Award. Prior to Magnifi, Eric managed Apple’s Multimedia Communications Group, where he co-founded the QuickTime software project and led development of the first real-time software video compression algorithm which has been downloaded more than a billion times. He was also a project leader for QuickTime Conferencing, a video conferencing Internet and telecom platform for Apple that included alliances with AT&T, IBM, Cisco, and NTT. While at Apple, Eric received the CEO Technical Award for the development of QuickTime software. Prior to Apple, Eric was a research scientist at AT&T Bell Labs where he was co-founder of a venture that developed a parallel graphics supercomputer called the AT&T Pixel Machine used by NASA, CalTech, and R/Greenberg. He also worked as a programmer at Broadway Video, a leading video production house in New York City where he created visual effects for music videos showcased on MTV and in the Museum of Modern Art. Eric holds 23 US patents; has authored and co-authored papers for the ACM and IEEE; and has lectured widely around the world. Eric has been quoted in the press and his work covered in the media including the New York Times, TechCrunch, Mashable, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Financial Times, CIO, InfoWorld, eWeek, RedHerring, Who’s Who in America 2007, etc. He serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Digital Asset Management. For fun, Eric has played as the lead guitarist and songwriter for the Speedies, a NYC power pop band whose music has been licensed by Hewlett Packard (for a Global TV Advertising Campaign for digital photography with 500 million impressions) and NBC Universal, with digital albums available in Spotify and Apple iTunes. Eric also produced the Beastie Boys’ early hard core tracks on Capitol Records. When time permits, Eric works on research for large-scale renewable energy technologies that can deliver terawatts of clean power on a global basis.
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About ShareMethods, Xandr: Xandr is an advertising company.
Tim Smith
SVP and GM Global Technology Infrastructure of Xandr
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About Xandr: Xandr is an advertising company.
Tom Goodwin
EVP, Head of Innovation of Zenith
Tom Goodwin is a SVP, Strategy & Innovation at Havas Media.
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About All We Have Is Now, Zenith: Zenith is an agency to apply a rigorous and objective approach to improving the effectiveness of marketing.
Rich Labarca
Vice President of Product of AddThis
Rich LaBarca GM Dynamics 365 Customer Insights at Microsoft.
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About AddThis: AddThis provides social engagement tools, APIs and services personalizing websites for engagement, monetization and traffic boosting.
Diego Panama
TitleSVP, Revenue of LiveRamp
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About LiveRamp: LiveRamp is the leading data connectivity platform for the safe and effective use of data.
Ken Seals
VP of Product of Abound
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About Abound: Abound is a marketplace that helps entrepreneurs gain the insights and connections needed to place their products on retail shelves.
Thea Winarsky
EVP, Global Legal & Business Affairs of IPG Mediabrands
Thea exercises her 25 years’ experience in law serving as General Counsel of our network. Before joining IPG Mediabrands, she was Associate General Counsel at Coach Inc. and prior to that was General Counsel of The Columbia House Company. Thea received her J.D. at New York University School of Law, where she was a member of the Law Review. She graduated cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania.
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About Interpublic Group, IPG Mediabrands: IPG Mediabrands is committed to driving automated buying, pay-for-performance, and digital innovation solutions.
Paul Kahn
Vice President of North America of Upfluence
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About Upfluence: Upfluence is a smarter influencer marketing platform that helps brands and agencies scaling influencer marketing worldwide.
Elyssa Greenfield
VP of Operations of Swag.com
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About Swag.com: Swag.com helps companies create quality promotional products that people will actually want to keep.
John Giunta
VP, Marketing of Swag.com
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About Swag.com: Swag.com helps companies create quality promotional products that people will actually want to keep.
Adam Allcock
VP, Growth of ROKT
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About ROKT: Rokt is an ecommerce marketing technology that gives customers a personalized and relevant experience while buying online.
Simon Moss
Vice President, Head of Industry Consulting and Solutions, The Americas of Teradata
Simon Moss is vice president of industry consulting and solutions for the Americas at Teradata. Simon has extensive leadership and entrepreneurial experience in banking and financial technology. Previously, he was a managing director at Grant Thornton responsible for FinTech in the Americas and was founder and chief executive officer for Mantas Corporation, leading the company to become a market leader in global anti-money laundering and compliance technology. Simon’s other experience includes founding the IBM Risk Management Practice, working as a partner at PWC, and serving on multiple technology company boards of directors.
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About Teradata: Teradata is the connected multi-cloud data platform company. Our enterprise analytics solve business challenges from start to scale.
Michael Bassik
EVP of MDC Partners
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About DSPolitical, MDC Partners: MDC Partners provides marketing communications and consulting services.
Stuart B Coleman
VP of MDC Partners
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About MDC Partners: MDC Partners provides marketing communications and consulting services.
John Cimperman
Executive Vice President of Match Marketing Group
John Cimperman is a Executive Vice President at Match Marketing Group.
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About Match Marketing Group: Match Marketing Group is an integrated shopper marketing and retail solutions provider.
George Conboy
SVP Strategy of Match Marketing Group
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About Match Marketing Group: Match Marketing Group is an integrated shopper marketing and retail solutions provider.
Marc Schraer
SVP, North America of Attest
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About Attest: Attest is a consumer research platform that delivers consumer data that drive predictable and repeatable growth to businesses.
Karl Spangenberg
Senior Vice President of MediaLink
Karl Spangenberg brings 25 years of experience in general media management, advertising sales, business development, strategic marketing, online market research and media consulting. Since 1995, he has held leadership positions at four start-up companies: Infoseek (1996 IPO and later sold to Disney); @plan (1999 IPO, 2001 sold to DoubleClick and later sold to Nielsen Net Ratings); Lightningcast (2002 strategic partnership with AOL Entertainment and later sold to Advertising.com); and The Hotel Networks (2004 sold majority stake to Liberty Media and later sold to LodgeNet). As Vice President, Advertising and Commerce at AT&T, Spangenberg drafted a strategy for cross-platform, integrated advertising and commerce while serving as lead advertising liaison between AT&T and Yahoo for revenue on the broadband portal. He also worked at various magazine companies in general management and advertising sales roles including U.S. News & World Report, TIME magazine, BusinessWeek and Datamation magazine.
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About MediaLink: MediaLink is a strategic advisory firm that provides strategic advisory and implementation services to companies at all stages.
Andrea Kerr Redniss
Senior Vice President of MediaLink
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About MediaLink: MediaLink is a strategic advisory firm that provides strategic advisory and implementation services to companies at all stages.
Andrew White
Director & Vice President of MediaLink
Andrew White joined MediaLink in 2016, bringing eight years of expertise in M&A advisory, business development and corporate strategy. Andrew is responsible for advising strategic and financial investors in evaluating specific assets or sectors. Andrew’s experience at leading media conglomerates and high-growth startups has prepared him well for the diverse client base at MediaLink. His previous role was in the Strategy & Corporate Development group at Advance Publications, where he was responsible for identifying and executing acquisitions and investments on behalf of the company and as part of strategic diversification initiatives. Andrew also supported Advance’s affiliated companies (Condé Nast, Advance Newspapers, American City Business Journals, Brighthouse Networks, Reddit, etc.) on the planning and execution of their long-term growth strategies. Prior to Advance, Andrew was a manager on Condé Nast’s Digital Business Development team. He began his career with Lazard as an investment banking analyst in the firm’s Consumer and Direct Marketing group. Andrew holds a B.A. from Connecticut College and an MBA from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management.
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About MediaLink, MediaLink: MediaLink is a strategic advisory firm that provides strategic advisory and implementation services to companies at all stages.
Vernon Jones Jr
Vice President of JIG Media
Oversees digital and technological development. Oversees following properties – DIY Makeup, Touchable, Wirefeeds, Real Estate Wired, Todays Hip Hop
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About JIG Media: JIG Media is a Digital Media Marketing Agency.
David Mroczka
Executive Vice President, Executive Officer of ClipFix
David Mroczka- Vice President 28 years of experience in product and service development and business management. Over 25 US patents and applications for products in electronics, automotive, aerospace, military, consumer goods, software, materials, consumer products, and search and rescue. Degrees earned: BS Mechanical Engineering, MS Business/IP Law, MBA Marketing from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute & University of Hartford.
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About ClipFix: ClipFix was founded by Michael Strahl and David Mroczka to sell a revolutionary product that fixes broken computer network wires.
Garrett Dale
SVP, Optimization & Innovation of Kepler Group
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About Kepler Group: Kepler provides global digital & database services to Fortune 500 clients.
Lance Maerov
Executive Vice President of WPP
Mr. Lance Maerov serves as Executive Vice President of Corporate Development at WPP Group USA, Inc. where he manages WPP’s Corporate Development team in North America and his primary focus is to identify, negotiate and execute acquisitions, investments and joint ventures. Mr. Maerov began his work for the Corporate Development Group in March 2005 in New York after WPP’s acquisition of Grey Global Group. He serves as Senior Vice President of Grey Ventures. Before joining WPP, Mr. Maerov worked at Grey Global Group as its Head of Corporate Development and made over 20 venture investments on behalf of Grey through its Grey Ventures Subsidiary. Prior to joining Grey, Mr. Maerov handled acquisitions and investments for Reed Business Information, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reed Elsevier. He was a Founder of iFusion and raised $20 million of venture capital on its behalf over 1995-1997 before joining Reed Elsevier. Mr. Maerov served as Director of Expression Engines Inc. He serves as Board Observer of Visible Technologies, Inc. and served as its Board Advisor. Mr. Maerov holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School and Bachelors Degree in Political Science from the University of Vermont.
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About WPP, WPP: WPP creates transformative ideas and outcomes for its clients through an integrated offer of communications, commerce, and technology.
Matthew Petersen
SVP, Marketing Services/Content of Meredith
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About Meredith: Meredith Corporation is a media and marketing company, engages in book publishing, television broadcasting and integrated marketing.
Harmen Westra
VP, Client Success of MediaMath
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About MediaMath: MediaMath develops and delivers digital advertising media and data management technology solutions to advertisers worldwide.
Andres Moran
Vice President of Sales // General Manager of Ad Marketplace of Wunderkind (formerly BounceX)
Andres Moran is a co-founder the head of business development at Fundera. Prior to joining the Fundera team, Andres was senior director of publisher sales at Outbrain where he was top revenue producer for nearly two years and greatly expanded the company’s network. Andres also has experience as an entrepreneur, founding Earndit, a company that incentivizes people to exercise through rewards and digital trophies, in 2009. Earndit was recently acquired by Higi, a company that measures and attaches a score to your personal health. He also started Miami’s first medical spa that was eventually sold in 2011. Andres graduated from Columbia Business School and loves to travel.
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About Wunderkind (formerly BounceX): Wunderkind enables the world’s top brands to better recognize their customers online, providing 1-to-1 marketing at scale.
Namik Abdulzade
AVP of Engineering Operations of Wunderkind (formerly BounceX)
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About Wunderkind (formerly BounceX): Wunderkind enables the world’s top brands to better recognize their customers online, providing 1-to-1 marketing at scale.
Jordan Kennedy
VP of Client Partnerships of Wunderkind (formerly BounceX)
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About Botify, Wunderkind (formerly BounceX): Wunderkind enables the world’s top brands to better recognize their customers online, providing 1-to-1 marketing at scale.
Dave Campbell
VP Strategic Accounts of Wunderkind (formerly BounceX)
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About Wunderkind (formerly BounceX): Wunderkind enables the world’s top brands to better recognize their customers online, providing 1-to-1 marketing at scale.
Joe West
VP Engineering of Wunderkind (formerly BounceX)
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About Wunderkind (formerly BounceX): Wunderkind enables the world’s top brands to better recognize their customers online, providing 1-to-1 marketing at scale.
Brian Thompson
VP, Strategic Initiatives of Simon Data
Brian Thompson is the VP of startegic initiatives at Simon Data.
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About Simon Data: Simon is the enterprise customer data platform that empowers brands to deliver data-driven, personalized customer experiences everywhere.
Robert Camhe
Senior Vice President – Strategic Partnerships of Digital Media Solutions
Robert Camhe is the Senior Vice President – Strategic Partnerships at Digital Media Solutions Group
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About Digital Media Solutions: Digital Media Solutions is a leading provider of technology-enabled digital performance advertising solutions.
Paul Weinrib
VP of Sales and Business Development of IQM Corporation
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About IQM Corporation: Leveraging AI and Big Data to Nudge Swing Voters toward active decisions on election.
Michael Ellery
Senior Vice President, Creative of Sparks Marketing Group
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About Sparks Marketing Group: Sparks creates powerful experiences for the world’s most iconic brands.
Adam Kauppi
Senior Vice President Strategy & Operations of Adcuratio Media, Inc
Adam Kauppi is the Senior Vice President Operations & Strategy at Adcuratio.
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About Adcuratio Media, Inc: Bringing Individual messaging to Cable and Broadcast TV
Tianyi Cong
VP Engineering of Insticator
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About Insticator: Insticator is the global leader in increasing engagement for publishers through interactive content.
Rori Floyd
Vice President of Business Affairs Division of The TEAM Companies
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About The TEAM Companies: The TEAM Companies is a leading payroll, business affairs and technology provider.
Jeff Picarello
Executive Vice President, Health Issues & Crisis of Edelman Digital
Jeff Picarello joined Edelman in 2006 and specializes in strategic communications on behalf of clients in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. He has vast experience in crisis communications, R&D communications, corporate and public relations, government relations, and stakeholder engagement. Prior to joining Edelman, Jeff spent more than a decade directing public relations, media relations, and community and public affairs for various non-profit entities. As Director of Public Affairs for Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, one of the world’s leading biomedical research institutions, he improved media coverage by more than 314% in less than one year; his work in crisis communications and corporate communications made him a lead administrator at the Laboratory. Jeff also served as the institution’s sole liaison with nearly 50 grassroots organizations which fund medical research. A frequent speaker on various topics that affect human health — from oncological research and treatment to public health initiatives to diseases of memory and cognition — Jeff managed more than $40 million in direct, private contributions by communicating the research of more than 350 scientists to both lay and scientific audiences. At Cold Spring Harbor, Jeff served as the institutional representative for the New York Biotechnology Association (NYBA); The Academic Medicine Development Company (AmDec); the National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR); the National Cancer Institute; and New York’s GeNYsis program to promote biotechnology in the state. Regionally, he served on the Long Island Association’s Bioscience committee; BIO New York; acted as a liaison with OSI Pharmaceuticals, a Laboratory spin-off; and was an advisor to the Broadhollow Bioscience Park, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s technology transfer incubator facility. Following ten years in office management for a nutraceuticals company and law firm, Jeff began his career in the field of public relations at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University. There, he began working as an editorial assistant and was quickly promoted to Assistant Director, Associate Director, and finally, Director of Media Affairs — the quickest ascent in the department’s history. Jeff received both his bachelor of arts magna cum laude (English) and Master’s of Business Administration cum laude (Marketing) from the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University. He has held board positions with professional associations in public relations, business communications and corporate and government relations, and serves on the board for several disease-based charitable organizations. He is also chair of the board of Food Alliance, an organization focused on sustainable food production and certification, and serves on its Executive Committee.
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About Edelman Digital: Edelman Digital, a public relations firm, offers analysis, advertising, marketing, branding, and content and strategy management services.
James Maloney
Vice President, Financial Communications & Capital Markets of Edelman Digital
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About Edelman Digital: Edelman Digital, a public relations firm, offers analysis, advertising, marketing, branding, and content and strategy management services.
Brian Vital
VP of Growth of Inside Sales Team
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About DiscoverOrg, DiscoverOrg, Inside Sales Team, StartFast Ventures, ZoomInfo: rovides full-service inside sales teams and marketing support for fast growth companies across the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Ran Ben-Yair
VP Media Platforms, GM Ubimo of Quotient Technology
Ran Ben-Yair joined Quotient Technology as VP Media Platforms, GM Ubimo in 2019. Ran Ben-Yair oversees the company’s product direction, strategic development and execution. Prior to ubimo Ran Co-Founded LabPixies Ltd (acquired by Google in 2010), a leading web and mobile app development company, bootstrapping the company and growing the business to reach tens of millions of users in four years. At Google Ran continued as a Product Manager in Search where he led and launched large scale products. Ran holds a Bachelors degree in Computer Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
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About Quotient Technology: Quotient is the leading digital media and promotions tech company that creates brand-building and sales-driving marketing opportunities.
Frank Mergenthaler
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Interpublic Group
Frank Mergenthaler is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Interpublic Group (NYSE:IPG), one of the world’s leading organizations of advertising agencies and marketing services companies. In his role as CFO, Frank has direct management responsibility for all areas of Global Finance, Information Technology and Investor Relations. Frank joined Interpublic with extensive experience in the media and entertainment industry, having played leadership roles at Columbia House, which was owned by the Blackstone Group, as well as The Seagram Company Ltd., owners of Universal Studios, Universal Music Group, and the Universal Theme Parks. In addition, he spent more than a decade at Price Waterhouse, becoming a partner in the Entertainment and Media practice of the firm in 1996. Since January, 2009, Frank has been a board member of Express Scripts Holdings (ESRX) and is currently Chairman of the Audit Committee. ESRX is a full-service pharmacy benefit management and specialty managed care company managing more than a billion prescriptions each year for tens of millions of individuals.
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About Interpublic Group: Interpublic Group provides advertising, digital marketing, communications planning, media buying, PR and specialty marketing services.
Simon Bond
SVP, Chief Growth Officer of Interpublic Group
Mr. Bond is responsible for driving Interpublic’s growth initiatives across the network, reporting to Philippe Krakowsky, EVP, Chief Strategy and Talent Officer. Simon Bond is a new business veteran, having nearly two decades of experience driving marked business growth for agencies across the globe. He has a deep understanding of both the current media environment and all its marketing channels. Mr. Bond joined IPG from BBDO, where he worked for the past seventeen years in various posts, most recently as the agency’s Global Chief Marketing Officer. Simon spent over ten years helping the agency network build out its digital operations across Europe, MENA and Asia Pacific, and also created their digital innovation practice called the Digital Lab. Simon is a graduate of Oxford Brookes University, where he received a BA Honours Degree in European Business. In 2013, he was named to Advertising Age’s 40 Under 40.
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About Interpublic Group: Interpublic Group provides advertising, digital marketing, communications planning, media buying, PR and specialty marketing services.
Eric Raab
EVP Engineering of LiveIntent
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About LiveIntent: Liveintent is a people-based marketing technology platform that generates a customer graph while driving sales and revenue.
Nicholas Dujnic
Vice President Marketing of LiveIntent
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About LiveIntent: Liveintent is a people-based marketing technology platform that generates a customer graph while driving sales and revenue.
Shouvanik Chatterjee
EVP, Strategy & Financial Services of Encima Group
Shouvanik has over 20 years of executive management experience in financial services, mobile payment services, credit cards, consumer loans and global business development. Shouvanik was Chief Executive Officer of Digitech Communications which services mobile payment and mobile remittances. Previously, he was the President of ARMI (Aegis receivable management) and SVP in the parent company, Aegis (An ESSAR Group Company). He had global responsibility for managing a strategic financial services business unit which included services like Portfolio management, shared services, loan servicing, analytics and risk management services. Shouvanik also built and managed the global portfolio management services division for CompuCredit (NSDQ;CCRT), a leading credit card issuer in the US. Under his leadership the division grew to a billion dollars of managed receivables by deploying the risk and marketing analytics platform, thus, diversifying Compucredit’s lines of business and contributing significantly to the managed earnings of the company.
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About Encima Group, Indegene: Encima Group is a Business Analytics, Big Data and Digital Services company.
Roey Franco
VP, Product Innovation of Xaxis
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About Xaxis: Xaxis combines AI, advanced omnichannel solutions, data-driven creative, and programmatic expertise to achieve verifiable results.
Chad Issaq
EVP, Business Development & Partnerships of Superfly
Chad joined Superfly in March of 2002. During his 12-year tenure, Chad has been a key stakeholder in Superfly produced events and currently drives business development and strategic partnerships. Chad is focused on leveraging Superfly owned festivals to create brand driven multi-platform partnerships and consulting with Superfly agency clients on strategic entertainment based programs. Through his leadership, Superfly has developed top tier programs for dozens of Fortune 500 companies.
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About Superfly: Superfly is an entertainment company and creative agency with offices in New York City, San Francisco and Chicago.
Jess Greenwood
SVP, Head of Strategy, US of R/GA
Jess Greenwood joined Apple as Senior Director, Strategy in 2021.
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About R/GA: R/GA offers advertising and marketing services.
Juan Soprano
VP, Managing Director, SS LATAM of R/GA
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About Pixable, R/GA: R/GA offers advertising and marketing services.
Disi Fei
co Founder, VP of SprezzaBox
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About SprezzaBox: E-commerce / Retail / Marketing business in the men’s fashion & lifestyle industry.
John Montgomery
EVP Global Brand Safety of GroupM
John joined Ogilvy in 1989 in South Africa as Media Director and launched Mindshare in that country. In the final three years he spent in South Africa, he was Managing Director of the Ogilvy Group in Cape Town, one of the most creative agencies in the Ogilvy Worldwide network. In 2001, John moved to Amsterdam as CEO, Ogilvy Group Netherlands. In 2004, John relocated to New York to lead the Interactive media practice for Mindshare and Ogilvy and was subsequently appointed as Global CEO of Mindshare Interaction in 2006 where he established the digital practice for Mindshare worldwide. In 2009, he took on the role of COO of GroupM Interaction for North America where he leads the digital data strategy, innovation and policy for the group. John is seen as one of the digital innovators in the field and speaks regularly on issues such as Programmatic Buying, Data Strategy Privacy and Anti-Piracy. As part of his role, John has represented the advertising industry to the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee and the White House and is on the Internet Steering Committee for the WEF. John is also Chairman of the 4A’s Media Leadership Council and a board member of the 4A’s in the US. In 2013, John was nominated by Adweek as one of the 12 smartest people in media and won a Media All-Star Award from Media Post. GroupM Interaction is now a network of more than 750 digital specialists across North America. It serves as the parent company to WPP media agencies including MediaCom, Maxus, MEC, Metavision and Mindshare.
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About GroupM: Global media investment management company for WPP’s media agencies including Mindshare, MediaCom, Wavemaker, Essence, m/SIX and Xaxis
