Ranked #1
64. Greg Smith – Boomerang-ing through DoubleClick, EchoTarget and Aniview
64. Greg Smith – Boomerang-ing through DoubleClick, EchoTarget and Aniview
Greg joined DoubleClick in 1998 as a product manager after a stop in management consulting, and he became passionate abo... Read more
21 Jun 2023
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26mins
Ranked #2
63. Jason Fairchild – developing GoTo, OpenX and tvScientific
63. Jason Fairchild – developing GoTo, OpenX and tvScientific
Jason was the co-founder with his fellow Yahoo veteran Tim Cadogan of OpenX, a pioneering ad server and then programmati... Read more
6 Jun 2023
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29mins
Ranked #3
62. John Nardone – Flashtalking about Modem Media and [x+1]
62. John Nardone – Flashtalking about Modem Media and [x+1]
John is President at Mediaocean and former CEO of Flashtalking, which Mediaocean acquired in 2021 for a reported $500 mi... Read more
24 May 2023
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31mins
Ranked #4
61. Jonah Goodhart – Colonize-ing Right Media and building a Moat
61. Jonah Goodhart – Colonize-ing Right Media and building a Moat
Jonah Goodhart is a co-founder of Montauk Labs, a technology venture studio. Jonah was the CEO and co-founder of Moat (a... Read more
16 May 2023
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37mins
Ranked #5
60. Katrin Ribant – giving us the data on Datorama
60. Katrin Ribant – giving us the data on Datorama
Katrin was a co-founder of Datorama in 2012, and the platform was acquired by Salesforce in 2018 for a reported $800 mil... Read more
9 May 2023
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28mins
Ranked #6
59. Andy Atherton – optimizing Yahoo, Brand.net and AppNexus
59. Andy Atherton – optimizing Yahoo, Brand.net and AppNexus
Andy was VP of pricing and yield management at Yahoo and helped lead a revamp and professionalization of the portal’s ap... Read more
2 May 2023
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30mins
Ranked #7
58. Jeff Hirsch – all the -Clicks in SoCal lead to AudienceScience
58. Jeff Hirsch – all the -Clicks in SoCal lead to AudienceScience
Jeff was founder and CRO of the FastClick ad network, acquired by ValueClick. He was later the CRO and then CEO at Audie... Read more
25 Apr 2023
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29mins
Ranked #8
57. Mike Yavonditte – optimizing Alta Vista, Quigo and Yieldmo
57. Mike Yavonditte – optimizing Alta Vista, Quigo and Yieldmo
Mike Yavonditte is the CEO and co-founder of Yieldmo, an advertising platform specializing in mobile, optimization and c... Read more
18 Apr 2023
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32mins
Ranked #9
56. Tom Chavez – giving us the Rapt on Krux and data
56. Tom Chavez – giving us the Rapt on Krux and data
Tom co-founded the Data Management Platform (DMP) Krux in 2010, and it was acquired by Salesforce in 2016 and became par... Read more
4 Apr 2023
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28mins
Ranked #10
55. Ari Paparo – influencing DoubleClick, Beeswax and more
55. Ari Paparo – influencing DoubleClick, Beeswax and more
Ari Paparo is a well-known ad tech influencer, blogger, fellow podcast host, serial entrepreneur, raconteur and man-abou... Read more
17 Mar 2023
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34mins