Drew Stein

Audigent Managing Director, Experian

Drew Stein is the Managing Director of Audigent, now a part of Experian. As the CEO and Founder of Audigent, he was the driving force in building the company into the leading data activation, curation, and identity platform garnering 3x Inc 5000 and 3x Deloitte Fast 500 honors as well as dozens of other industry product and leadership awards.  Since Audigent’s inception in 2016, Drew has been at the forefront of product innovation, pioneering the development of the industry's first Curation platform and curated data products including SmartPMPs, ContextualPMPs, and CognitivePMPs. A recognized programmatic leader, Drew was also the architect behind the company's DMP, its cookieless header bidding solution, its Contextual platforms and its Hadron ID, Audigent’s privacy-centric, cookieless identity framework.  

 
Following Audigent’s acquisition by Experian in 2024, Drew continues to be at the forefront of managing the Audigent team through it's exciting integration with Experian as well as continuing to play a critical role in growing media agency, brand and partner relationships.   
 
With over 20 years of C-suite leadership and product experience, Drew previously founded Dashbid, a video advertising SSP that was recognized as the #2 fastest-growing tech company in NYC by *Crain’s* in 2016. He has also served as an advisor to prominent venture and private equity firms in the ad tech space.   
 
Drew began his career on the creative side of advertising and remains Chairman of a thriving suite of advertising production companies he founded in 2004. A passionate supporter of the arts, he is the Chairman & President of The Harriet & Esteban Vicente Foundation, dedicated to furthering the arts. He is a proud alum of Northwestern University and Horace Mann. 

-- Drew Stein, Audigent Managing Director, Experian