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Jay Sears

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Jay Sears was senior vice president of ad intelligence at Mastercard Advisors, which he joined in 2016. He joined Rubicon Project in 2011 as general manager of its buyer business and became senior vice president of marketplace development. Before that he joined ContextWeb in 2004, helped build its exchange and media businesses, and ran the ad exchange at PulsePoint, formed when ContextWeb merged with Datran Media in 2011; earlier roles included senior vice president of business and strategy development at EDGAR Online.

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Last updated Oct 26, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team

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Years in industry
20 years

Bio

Jay Sears was senior vice president of ad intelligence at Mastercard Advisors, which he joined in 2016. He joined Rubicon Project in 2011 as general manager of its buyer business and became senior vice president of marketplace development. Before that he joined ContextWeb in 2004, helped build its exchange and media businesses, and ran the ad exchange at PulsePoint, formed when ContextWeb merged with Datran Media in 2011; earlier roles included senior vice president of business and strategy development at EDGAR Online.

Career

  • Employee

    LiveRamp

  • Executive Vice President, Strategic Products & Business Development

    PulsePoint

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Expertise & education

Education

  • BA, Colgate University
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