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Joe Zawadzki

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Joe Zawadzki is a General Partner at Aperiam Ventures. He co-founded MediaMath in 2007 and served as CEO until 2023.

Last updated Sep 27, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team

Role
General Partner
Company
AperiamVentures
Based
New York, New York, United States
Boards
3
Connections
3

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Years in industry
20 years

Career

Roles with a cited source. All linked roles are in the Roles tab.

Expertise & education

Expertise

Programmatic AdvertisingDemand-Side Platforms (DSP)Identity ResolutionFirst-Party Data ActivationContextual TargetingData Privacy & ComplianceAdTech Venture InvestmentAudience Data Strategy

Education

  • BA, Philosophy and Mathematics, McGill University

Speaking topics

The future of programmatic advertisingIdentity resolution in a cookieless worldEthics and transparency in data-driven advertisingFirst-party data strategies for publishers and advertisersAdTech infrastructure and the open internetVenture investing in AdTech and MarTech

Recognition

Notable achievements

  • Co-founded MediaMath in 2007, one of the first and most influential demand-side platforms, helping define the programmatic advertising category
  • Led MediaMath to raise over $175 million in funding and scale to processing billions of ad impressions globally
  • Appointed Chairman of Collective Audience in 2023, continuing active industry leadership post-MediaMath
  • Held over 20 patents related to digital advertising technology
  • Named to multiple AdAge, AdExchanger, and industry power lists recognizing influence in programmatic advertising

Awards

AdExchanger Awards — recognized for contributions to programmatic advertisingInducted into various AdTech industry honor lists for innovation and leadership

Publications

  • Various op-eds and bylines in AdExchanger on programmatic transparency and data ethics
  • Contributor to industry white papers on privacy-compliant advertising standards
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