Andrew Q KraftExecutive-at-Large on a Listening Tour

Andrew Q. Kraft is a husband, father, stepfather, experienced ad tech executive, MIT dropout, avid BBQer, newsletter writer, and competitive curler (yes, the game with stones on ice). Andrew is currently conducting a Listening Tour of the industry, as well as consulting and advising companies throughout adtech and publishing. He speaks on issues around identity, privacy, industry evolution, and what all of those mean to the publishing and broadcasting side of the business. Most recently, he served as President & Chief Operating Officer at The Arena Group. Prior to that, he served on the executive team at AppNexus in a variety of roles ranging from head of business and corporate development to the creation of AppNexus' publisher-direct business to launching their ad sales team to his role as interim Chief Financial Officer. Previously, he led the publisher-facing business at Collective after spending several years growing the IAB as head of revenue and member services. Andrew studied Physics and Theater at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and lives with his family in New Jersey.