Shiv began his career as a business analyst at Advertising.com, where he gained hands-on experience with nascent programmatic models and technology. He spent 9+ years at AOL, primarily as a sales leader on both the platforms and media side of the business. After moving on from AOL, Shiv served as VP of Sales at Criteo. At the start of 2018, Shiv founded U of Digital, an adtech education company focused on improving the industry by offering credible, digestible, and applicable knowledge through a variety of mediums and formats. In addition to working with U of Digital clients, Shiv is a guest lecturer at several universities / MBA programs (Johns Hopkins, UC Davis, Fordham University, Santa Clara University, SF State). He is also adjunct professor at the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University, teaching a course on Programmatic Advertising.

Evan has been in advertising sales and technology for 10+ years and currently serves as Vice President of Sales at Placements.io in Seattle. Evan’s previous work experience includes AppNexus (now Xandr), Operative and Indeed.com.

Vivienne is a Senior Account Manager and part time Yoga instructor based in San Francisco. She has been with The Trade Desk since January 2017, transferring from the Social Media space where she was at Twitter for two and a half years. Being immersed in the programmatic space for over two years now, she has developed a wealth of knowledge in all channels (display, native, mobile, connected TV, and audio) and dedicates her time to growing the strategic business initiatives for a number of holding companies, brands, and independent agencies in the Bay Area and Pacific Northwest. Some of her clients include Publicis, Essence, and IPG.