Don Albert

Don is an innovative leader who has built and led teams at some of the world's leading Internet and media companies, as well as at startups pioneering new media, advertising, and commerce models. Most recently, Don was President of North America at AdsWizz, the leading ad tech provider to digital audio publishers, networks, and advertisers, which was acquired by Pandora. Previously, he was the VP and GM of the Americas and Advertising at Skype for 5-1/2 years until its sale to Microsoft. Prior to Skype, Don led the BD team at eBay that developed strategic partnerships with marketers and was recognized as Marketer of the Year by Promo magazine for his team's innovative marketing partnerships. In addition, Don pioneered and evangelized new digital media models beginning in 1989, when he led the first-ever online sales and e-commerce teams at Prodigy, one of the first online services. He led early efforts in local online advertising at AOL's Digital City and at washingtonpost.com, where he was part of the launch team. He also led brand marketing and ad sales development at both Sports Illustrated and Newsweek magazines, and did marketing planning and ad sales at The New York Times. Don holds a BA in Politics from Princeton University, and an MBA from NYU's Stern School of Business.