Brian O'Kelley

Current

Founding Executive Committee Member at FirstGrowth Venture Network
CEO at AppNexus

Past

CTO at Right Media
Executive Vice President at Cetova
Vice President at LogicSpan

EVP at Logic Span

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Education

Princeton University

Recommended

7 people have recommended Brian

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

Brian O'Kelley’s Summary

Entrepreneur/technologist with a passion for creating scalable platforms and working closely with clients to evolve them. Holistic, hands-on approach.

Brian O'Kelley’s Specialties:

High-volume distributed systems
Monetization
Yield management
Online advertising
Technical operations

Brian O'Kelley’s Experience

Founding Executive Committee Member

FirstGrowth Venture Network

(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

June 2009 — Present (2 months)

FirstGrowth Venture Network is a network of venture and angel investors supporting first and second time entrepreneurs building exciting companies in the New York area.
CEO

AppNexus

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

September 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)

As CEO of AppNexus, my primary responsibilities are finding and managing talent, strategic business development, evangelism, and fundraising. I also have a good idea every once in a while.
CTO

Right Media

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Online Media industry)

August 2003 — July 2007 (4 years)

As Right Media's CTO, I'm reponsible for the design and architecture of our various product lines. In addition, I work with our largest clients, like Yahoo, to help them get the most from our products.

I oversee a few different groups: technical operations (a 20-person team that keeps our systems running smoothly 24/7), analytics (leveraging the data we collect to predict how creatives and campaigns will perform), and Media Guard (auditing the creatives and sites in the exchange to protect advertisers and publishers).
Executive Vice President

Cetova

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

May 2001 — January 2003 (1 year 9 months)

Cetova developed a proprietary technology to vastly simplify financial analysis and reporting for large enterprises using ERP systems. I led the growth of Cetova from a technology prototype to a full-featured product. I sold and managed key accounts, including LVMH and Philips, de Pury, Luxembourg.
Vice President

LogicSpan

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

October 1999 — April 2001 (1 year 7 months)

Logic Span specialized in helping companies use technology to improve their marketing strategies. I managed the real-time personalization practice, helping companies like American Express use their customer information to cross-sell and up-sell.
EVP

Logic Span

(Online Media industry)

1999 — 2001 (2 years)