Keynote: The Death of the Trafficker

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About the Session

The evolution of the roles and responsibilities of digital ‘Ad Ops’ teams have changed dramatically from their origins in ad trafficking.  Today they must tackle myriad new issues around data, privacy, targeting, mobile/app delivery and analytics, yield optimization and a host of new platform opportunities from iOS to Android, from RIM to Windows and more.  Gordon will present his views on what it takes to successfully staff and run ad ops teams in this challenging new environment.

About the Speaker

Gordon McLeod
President
The Wall Street Journal Digital Network

Gordon McLeod is president of The Wall Street Journal Digital Network, which includes the flagship WSJ.com plus the MarketWatch, Barron’s, SmartMoney and All Things Digital Web sites and all worldwide online, mobile, out-of-home and video consumer products for Dow Jones.
Mr. McLeod previously served as general manager of Time Inc. Interactive, president of SportsIllustrated.com and SI Pictures, creative director for CBS News, and co-founder of Grisanti-McLeod Inc., a strategic and creative political consulting firm.  He has a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree in political economy from the University of California, Berkeley.
He is a member of Google’s Publisher Advisory Council and currently serves on the boards of the Online Publishers Association (OPA) and The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB).