Matthew Graham
Manager
Chicago,Illinois
Summary
Insightful Manager with experience directing and improving operations through effective employee motivational strategies and strong policy enforcement. Proficient in best practices, market trends and regulatory requirements of industry operations. Talented leader with analytical approach to business planning and day-to-day problem-solving.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Manager, Brand Protection and Safety
Magnite
Los Angeles, CA
07.2016 - Current
- Grew Brand Protection and Safety team from 1 FTE to 6 geographically-dispersed FTEs plus offshore team
- Draft internal and external policies balancing marketplace safety and security with financial and reputational risk
- Design and lead creation of internal tools used to dramatically increase operational efficiency
- Created publisher scoring metric to quantitatively measure quality of network seller partners
- Lead cross-functional bi-weekly meeting with teams from engineering, product, revenue, and operations to adjudicate publisher partner policy violations
- Aligned marketplace policies across three major acquisitions over two years while working remote
- Evaluated and oversaw implementation of real-time third-party traffic filtering solution
Head of Analytics and Heuristics
Audience Forensics (Acquired By Magnite)
Austin, TX
07.2012 - 07.2016
- Led analysis of data collected from dark web and internal data sources
- Created honeypot sites from scratch, including server management, content creation, and maintenance
- Designed algorithms and detection methodologies to accurately discover invalid traffic
- Partnered with developers to implement algorithms into platform
- Respond to customer questions, feedback, and RFPs
Product Manager
Microsoft
Seattle, WA
06.2011 - 06.2012
- Partner with US and International law enforcement as part of Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit
- Draft PRDs for engineering team to create products leveraging Microsoft's unique capabilities to identify and impede online criminals
- Provide data and insights to law enforcement and anti-cybercrime community
Lead Engineer
Microsoft
Seattle, WA
06.2009 - 06.2011
- Policed syndicated ad marketplace; removed over $25 million in potentially fraudulent traffic
- Wrote marketplace policies outlining acceptable implementations governing $1 billion+ in revenue
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
University of Chicago
Chicago 09.2001 - 06.2005
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Chicago, IL 06.2005 - 06.2005
Skills
Operations Management
Project Management
Leadership
Budgeting and Finance
Data Analysis
SQL / HQL
Verbal and Written Communications
Agile Methodologies
Affiliations
- Associate Member, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
- Member, Infragard (A Public/Private Partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation)
- Out in Tech
Additional Information
- ULAX
Team Captain - Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association
Board of Directors
Oversaw management of the Midwest's largest LGBTQ+ sports organization - Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association
Team Captain
Soccer team captain - Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association
Soccer Commissioner
Ran LGBTQ+ soccer league for 4 seasons - Sigma Phi Epsilon
VP - Recruitment
Oversaw largest expansion of members in chapter history
Timeline
Manager, Brand Protection and Safety
Magnite
07.2016 - Current
Head of Analytics and Heuristics
Audience Forensics (Acquired By Magnite)
07.2012 - 07.2016
Product Manager
Microsoft
06.2011 - 06.2012
Lead Engineer
Microsoft
06.2009 - 06.2011
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
06.2005 - 06.2005
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
University of Chicago
09.2001 - 06.2005