Full Name
Dave Zinman
Job Title
Global President
Company
Deputy
Speaker Bio
Dave Zinman is the Global President at Deputy. He is a proven, entrepreneurial leader with multiple, successful outcomes at emerging growth and at scale enterprises.
Dave started his new role with the Deputy at the start of the global health pandemic, and since then, has utilized his robust experience in data-driven digital businesses to lead the company in a new go-to-market pivot strategy.
Most recently, he was COO at Drawbridge, a leading digital identity company. LinkedIn acquired Drawbridge in June 2019, yielding high multiple returns for investors, including Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Northgate. Following the acquisition, Dave completed an eight-month transition role as Sr. Advisor to LinkedIn.
Dave is credited by Wikipedia as co-inventor of the ad server and co-founded AdKnowledge the same year. As CEO, and in several key leadership roles in the company, he pioneered ad serving and data-driven marketing. The company was sold for $193M, representing a 10X return for investors.
As SVP/GM for BlueLithium’s ad network from 2006-7, he spearheaded hockey stick growth in revenue, resulting in a sale to Yahoo for $300M, also representing a 10X return for shareholders. He transitioned to the GM role overseeing Yahoo’s $1.6B display business in North America, leading a 3X growth in programmatic display revenue over 3 years.
Prior to Drawbridge, Dave was COO at RhythmOne, a 400-person digital marketing company, listed on the LSE. RhythmOne acquired RadiumOne, where Dave served as COO and Chief Product Officer. Dave was also CEO of Infolinks for nearly three years and served on the company's Board for six years.
Dave is an active evangelist, with appearances on CNN, NPR, and numerous speaking engagements and university lectures. He holds an MBA degree from Stanford University's Stanford Graduate School of Business and received a BA from Tufts University, graduating Magna Cum Laude. When not working, Dave is devoted to his family of six, and occasionally sneaks in a Yankee game.
Dave started his new role with the Deputy at the start of the global health pandemic, and since then, has utilized his robust experience in data-driven digital businesses to lead the company in a new go-to-market pivot strategy.
Most recently, he was COO at Drawbridge, a leading digital identity company. LinkedIn acquired Drawbridge in June 2019, yielding high multiple returns for investors, including Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Northgate. Following the acquisition, Dave completed an eight-month transition role as Sr. Advisor to LinkedIn.
Dave is credited by Wikipedia as co-inventor of the ad server and co-founded AdKnowledge the same year. As CEO, and in several key leadership roles in the company, he pioneered ad serving and data-driven marketing. The company was sold for $193M, representing a 10X return for investors.
As SVP/GM for BlueLithium’s ad network from 2006-7, he spearheaded hockey stick growth in revenue, resulting in a sale to Yahoo for $300M, also representing a 10X return for shareholders. He transitioned to the GM role overseeing Yahoo’s $1.6B display business in North America, leading a 3X growth in programmatic display revenue over 3 years.
Prior to Drawbridge, Dave was COO at RhythmOne, a 400-person digital marketing company, listed on the LSE. RhythmOne acquired RadiumOne, where Dave served as COO and Chief Product Officer. Dave was also CEO of Infolinks for nearly three years and served on the company's Board for six years.
Dave is an active evangelist, with appearances on CNN, NPR, and numerous speaking engagements and university lectures. He holds an MBA degree from Stanford University's Stanford Graduate School of Business and received a BA from Tufts University, graduating Magna Cum Laude. When not working, Dave is devoted to his family of six, and occasionally sneaks in a Yankee game.
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