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Maureen Bosetti

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Maureen Bosetti is one of the most prominent partnership executives in the agency world, known for her role in defining how Initiative and its clients engage with the major media and technology platforms that dominate modern advertising. As Chief Partnerships Officer at Initiative, an IPG Mediabrands agency, she oversees strategic relationships with platforms including streaming services, social media companies, and digital publishers, ensuring her agency's clients receive preferential access, data capabilities, and innovative ad products. Her work sits at the critical intersection of media investment and AdTech, making her a key voice in industry conversations about transparency, value exchange, and the future of the agency-platform relationship. Bosetti has built her career within the IPG Mediabrands ecosystem, rising through roles that gave her deep expertise in media investment, planning, and client strategy before moving into the partnerships function. Her tenure reflects the broader industry shift from transactional media buying toward complex, data-driven platform partnerships that require both commercial acumen and technical fluency. She is frequently cited in trade press on topics ranging from streaming ad tiers to the evolving role of walled gardens in media plans. A recognized industry voice, Bosetti participates in key AdTech and media industry forums, speaking to issues such as measurement fragmentation, the deprecation of third-party cookies, and how agencies must evolve their partnership models to deliver value in a privacy-first environment. Her influence extends beyond Initiative, contributing to broader industry dialogue through panels, trade publications, and her engagement with platform partners on emerging ad standards and capabilities.

Last updated Jun 11, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment · Connections updated Jun 15, 2026

Role
Chief Partnerships Officer
Company
Based
New York, New York, United States
Connections
2
Years in industry
20 years

Bio

Maureen Bosetti is one of the most prominent partnership executives in the agency world, known for her role in defining how Initiative and its clients engage with the major media and technology platforms that dominate modern advertising. As Chief Partnerships Officer at Initiative, an IPG Mediabrands agency, she oversees strategic relationships with platforms including streaming services, social media companies, and digital publishers, ensuring her agency's clients receive preferential access, data capabilities, and innovative ad products. Her work sits at the critical intersection of media investment and AdTech, making her a key voice in industry conversations about transparency, value exchange, and the future of the agency-platform relationship. Bosetti has built her career within the IPG Mediabrands ecosystem, rising through roles that gave her deep expertise in media investment, planning, and client strategy before moving into the partnerships function. Her tenure reflects the broader industry shift from transactional media buying toward complex, data-driven platform partnerships that require both commercial acumen and technical fluency. She is frequently cited in trade press on topics ranging from streaming ad tiers to the evolving role of walled gardens in media plans. A recognized industry voice, Bosetti participates in key AdTech and media industry forums, speaking to issues such as measurement fragmentation, the deprecation of third-party cookies, and how agencies must evolve their partnership models to deliver value in a privacy-first environment. Her influence extends beyond Initiative, contributing to broader industry dialogue through panels, trade publications, and her engagement with platform partners on emerging ad standards and capabilities.

Career

  • EVP, Chief Investment Officer

    Initiative · prior to CPO role

  • Senior Investment Leadership Roles

    IPG Mediabrands · 2000s-2010s

Expertise & education

Expertise

Platform PartnershipsMedia InvestmentProgrammatic AdvertisingStreaming and CTV AdvertisingAgency-Platform RelationshipsMedia Planning and BuyingWalled Garden StrategyAudience Targeting and Data Strategy

Speaking topics

The future of agency-platform partnershipsStreaming and CTV ad investment strategyMeasurement fragmentation and the path to cross-platform currencyPrivacy-first advertising and the deprecation of third-party cookiesWalled gardens and media transparency

Recognition

Notable achievements

  • Elevated the partnerships function at Initiative to a C-suite level, reflecting the growing strategic importance of platform relationships in modern media agencies
  • Played a key role in negotiating and structuring Initiative's partnerships with major streaming, social, and digital platforms on behalf of the agency's global client roster
  • Recognized as a senior industry voice on media investment and the evolving agency-AdTech ecosystem in trade publications including Ad Age and Adweek
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