At COO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 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 United States based COO’ operating in the Ad Network space. If you think a COO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
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.
Jonathan Hsu
Chief Financial Officer / Chief Operating Officer of AppNexus
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About AppNexus: AppNexus operates a cloud-based software platform that enables and optimizes programmatic online advertising.
Lawrence Herman
COO of LookSmart
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About LookSmart, Rave Digital: LookSmart is an advertising network solutions company providing performance solutions for online search advertisers and publishers.
Michael Rucker
Co-Founder & COO of OmniVirt
Michael Rucker is the Co-Founder and COO of OmniVirt, a 360° VR advertising and distribution platform. Prior to OmniVirt, Michael spent 7 years at YouTube holding a variety of different leadership positions. Michael led YouTube’s content strategy across its 5 main verticals: Entertainment, Music, Sports, News, and Education. Joining YouTube in 2007, Michael helped drive YouTube’s growth from its early days, launching YouTube’s first monetization products to leading consumer marketing for the site across Asia-Pacific. Michael has touched both the consumer and business side of the digital video business.
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About OmniVirt: Leading Immersive Advertising (VR/AR) Platform
Donald Oelke
Co-founder & COO of Clerk
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About Clerk: Clerk is building the digital infrastructure to enable more transparent, efficient, and profitable in-store marketing & merchandising.
Deuce Thevenow
COO & Co-Founder of Recess
Deuce is a Co-Founder of RECESS and a proud 2011 graduate from Indiana University, where he double majored in Entrepreneurship/Marketing. Previously Deuce was the Co-Founder of GLOWFEST, a touring festival held on college campuses launched while a student at Indiana University. Prior to GLOWFEST, he was the Marketing Manager and Assistant Talent Buyer at The Bluebird Nightclub for more than 3yrs, where he worked on more than 500+ shows. Deuce enjoys the outdoors, eating & cooking (especially anything with Siracha), and helping college students turn their dreams into a reality. Go Hoosiers!
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About Recess: Recess unlocks the power of event marketing with stress-free, programmatic planning.
Kandi O’Connor
Chief Operating Officer of Vya
Kandi O’Connor has worked with clients for more than 20 years, helping them identify and address their most common local marketing challenges. Her passion and dedication to each client has helped her, and Vya, deliver solutions that work for their individual needs. Every day, she collaborates with clients across the insurance, finance, manufacturing industries – among others.
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About Vya: Vya offers businesses a full range of integrated marketing resource management tools.