David Ryan Johnson

I am a business development leader with extensive experience in building relationships with internal and external stakeholders. I am a creative thinker with a client-first approach. I have a strong understanding of how the processes and functions of each team integrate and in turn, impact the business. I was an early employee and key asset to the growth of adtech startup, SpotX, which was acquired by Magnite for $1.2 Billion. I then led the business development efforts for DaaS startup, ICX Media, where I helped secure $10 Million in funding and opened the NYC office. I was hired as the first business development lead for Amazon Publisher Services in NYC to own the largest media clients and help build out new programmatic technology solutions. I ran multiple small businesses including my own consulting business and have worked directly for executives through my career. At Yahoo I drove innovation and expansion of search beyond the standard, traditional relationships. My role at Yahoo was to drive distribution of the search engine under very difficult and complex conditions due to our relationship with Microsoft who powered much of our search engine but also due to a fast changing ecosystem with the rise of AI. I thrive under change and enjoy learning new skills and expanding my comfort zone.

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