LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP TEAM

Michael Yavonditte
Founder & CEO

Rick Eaton
CFO & Co-Founder

Teddy Jawde
Chief Strategy & Partnerships Officer, Co-Founder
Teddy is a co-founder of Yieldmo and serves as Chief Strategy & Partnerships Officer. Teddy was one of the principal product architects of Quigo, an early digital ad exchange marketplace sold to AOL. Prior to AOL and Quigo, Teddy held various product positions at Yahoo! and Hotjobs.com.
Teddy graduated from Tulane University in New Orleans, where he eventually plans to relocate so he can be closer to his favorite food and music.

Johnny Horgan
Chief Commercial Officer

Duc Chau
Chief Technology Officer

Mari Kim Novak
Chief Marketing Officer

Meagan Soszynski
Chief People Officer
Bringing more than 15 years of human capital management to her role as Chief People Officer, Meagan is responsible for fostering an environment of heightened individual and team performance and unlocking the culture framework that makes organizations tick. Meagan focuses on growing talent through learning and development programs, coaching effective leadership teams, and establishing talent programs that promote and inspire career development. From articulating an employer brand to leading internal hackathons, Meagan deploys a variety of culture-building initiatives that energize teams’ and people’s highest potentials.
Prior to Yieldmo, Meagan’s experiences spanned industries—including ad tech and digital media—and company stages from startup to established. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University and a master’s from American University.

Todd Coleman
Chief Architect and Co-Founder

Lisa Bradner
Chief Strategy Officer
Lisa is a seasoned strategic media and marketing leader with more than 20 years experience leading organizational change. Having worked as a client, as an analyst, as an agency leader and now as Chief Strategy Officer of Yieldmo’s business, she has seen from all sides the opportunities and challenges of integrating technology and data into marketing to create better more holistic experiences for consumers. Lisa’s previous work experience includes time at media agencies (most recently as President of OMD, Midwest), time as an analyst at Forrester research counseling CMOs on emerging data and digital media trends, and time as a client developing new products and lines for manufacturers such as Fortune Brands. Lisa has a BA from Yale and an MBA from The Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

John Tigg
EVP, Global Buyer Development & GM, International
Over nearly 20 years in advertising, John has a long history of building successful teams and businesses across the industry, in particular in the ad tech space. A specialist in the advanced TV sector, John most recently served as VP & Managing Director EMEA for Cadent, leading the company’s successful expansion in Europe as the leader in addressable TV advertising. Prior to that, John served as SVP of Enterprise and Media solutions at Videology Inc., playing a key role in the executive leadership group that in under 5 years grew a start-up business with into the clear market leader in EMEA. John has also held senior leadership roles at Yahoo Inc. and lives in London, UK.

Zach Rosen
SVP, Global Seller Development
As SVP, Global Seller Development of Yieldmo, Zach Rosen is responsible for leading the supply and business development team and driving strategy for building global supply partnerships.
Prior to joining Yieldmo, Zach served as VP, Partner Development at Index Exchange, where he was responsible for building and managing a 50-person global division focused on growth and success with publisher clients, operating in 11 key markets across North America, EMEA, and APAC. When he arrived at Index Exchange in 2013, he spearheaded the opening of the company’s first US headquarters, forging partnerships with every major publisher and media owner and growing the team to more than 100 individuals.
Zach is passionate about fostering community and career development with the next generation of young professionals in the ad tech, digital, and broadcast industries. As a founder of the Furman Metropolitan Fellowship, he’s helped establish numerous professional connections with his Alma Mater, Furman University, to provide funding, mentorship and job opportunities to college students seeking careers in New York City.

Dan Contento
SVP, Global Platform Development
Dan heads up the Global Platform Development team at Yieldmo, where he oversees strategy and relationships related to Yieldmo’s Programmatic marketplace.
Prior to joining Yieldmo, Dan was Vice President of Sales at Luminate, an interactive image technology firm. He also led sales at news aggregator Digg, where he helped pioneer their native ad product called Digg Ads. Dan has also held sales roles at Yahoo!, CNET Networks, and Ziff-Davis Publishing.
Dan holds a BA in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Stephen Cutbill
UK General Manager
Stephen is Yieldmo’s UK General Manager and an experienced international digital leader. Stephen has spent more than 15 years working on both the buy and sell-side of the advertising ecosystem, at companies such as Future PLC, MediaMath, OpenX, and TripleLift. He joined Yieldmo from Cavai, where he had previously been VP of Global Partnerships.With expert knowledge of leading — and organising — commercial and client service efforts across DSPs, SSP’s and publishers, he is charged with spearheading the development and execution of Yieldmo’s UK strategy, as well as acquiring new clients. In addition, Stephen brings expertise in management and people development as he builds and leads Yieldmo’s UK team.
BOARD MEMBERS

Michael Yavonditte
Founder & CEO

Brad Burnham
Union Square Ventures

Doug Chertok
Vast Ventures
For more: www.vastvc.com

Allison Goldberg
Independent Director
Allison graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Economics, with concentrations in Finance and Operations & Information Management. She is married with two kids and lives in New York City.

Erik Nordlander
Google Ventures
Erik was also a developer on Google’s core infrastructure, creating a distributed file system that Google.com and Gmail rely on today. Erik studied computer science and engineering at MIT. He completed his graduate research at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory where he focused on unique data extraction and disk forensics. Erik is an avid runner and an expert in television game show theory.

Mike Fazio
MARCorp Financial, LLC