Ian Barbo

Ian Barbo has held a variety of roles in the operations sector since 2007. Ian started their career at CareerBuilder.com as an Advertising Operations Specialist and Product Manager, Career Fairs & Events, and a Career Fair Sales Rep. In 2012, they moved to Manta as an Advertising Operations Specialist. In 2013, they joined Outsourced Ad Ops as a Campaign Manager and Magnetic as a Manager, Ad Operations - Midwest, Senior Campaign Manager, and Campaign Manager. From 2016 to 2021, they worked at GumGum as a Senior Manager, Programmatic Solutions, Manager, Programmatic Solutions & Activation, and Programmatic Solutions Manager - Central US & Canada. Ian is currently the VP, Operations at Audience Town.

Ian Barbo has a diverse educational background. Ian holds a Business degree in Marketing from North Park University, as well as a Management Certificate from the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business. Prior to that, they attended Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School, and North Park University from 2003 to 2007. Additionally, Ian has obtained various certifications, including Edge Academy Certified: Marketing Foundations from The Trade Desk, Trading Academy Certified - Professional, Practitioner, Specialist, and Strategist from The Trade Desk, Inc., IAB Advanced Programmatic Program from IAB, AppNexus Platform Certificate: Buy-Side Essentials from AppNexus, and DoubleClick Bid Manager Fundamentals from DoubleClick.