Ori Lahav

Co-Founder & General Manager, Israel at Outbrain

Building and leading Outbrain's Israel operations

OperatorTel Aviv, California, Israel15+ years in industry

Last updated Jun 11, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment

Bio

Ori Lahav is Co-Founder and General Manager, Israel at Outbrain, where he leads the company's Israeli operations. Prior to Outbrain, he held senior leadership roles at GumGum, serving as President and COO and earlier as SVP of Business Development and Operations, building deep expertise in digital advertising strategy and growth. Lahav brings a strong track record of scaling ad tech businesses across both operational and commercial dimensions.

Previous Roles

President & COO

GumGum (2019-2022)

SVP of Business Development and Operations

GumGum (2016-2019)

Expertise

Content DiscoveryContextual AdvertisingProgrammatic AdvertisingDigital Advertising StrategyBusiness DevelopmentAdTech OperationsNative AdvertisingScaling Ad Tech Businesses

Notable Achievements

Co-founded Outbrain and built its Israeli operations into a core hub of the company's global business
Served as President and COO of GumGum, helping scale the contextual intelligence platform's commercial and operational footprint

Speaking Topics

Content Discovery and Native AdvertisingContextual Advertising StrategiesScaling AdTech BusinessesDigital Media Operations

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