Brian O'Kelley
Angel
Brooklyn, New York
Writes $5K β $50K checks Β· typically $25K
About
Brian O'Kelley is the co-founder and CEO of Scope3, a company building infrastructure for agentic advertising, and the architect of the Ad Context Protocol. He previously co-founded and led AppNexus through its $1.6B sale to AT&T in 2018, served as CTO of Right Media through its $850M acquisition by Yahoo in 2007, co-founded Waybridge, and sat on the board of LiveRamp; he holds 17 patents and was the original author of the open source Prebid Server project. O'Kelley holds a B.S.E. in Computer Science from Princeton University and lives in Brooklyn.
Experience
- Scope3Co-Founder and CEOcurrent2022 β presentBrooklyn, NY
- WonderstruckExecutive Producercurrent2022 β presentBrooklyn, New York, United States
- WaybridgeCo-Founder and CEO2019 β 2021Greater New York City Area
- AppNexusStrategic Advisor to Xandr2018 β 2019Greater New York City Area
- AppNexusCo-founder and CEO2007 β 2018NYC
- Right MediaCTO2003 β 2007NYC
- CetovaExecutive Vice President2001 β 2003
- LogicSpanVice President1999 β 2001
Skills & more
- Certified Ethical Advertising Executive β Institute for Advertising Ethics
- edX Verified Certificate for Supply Chain Comprehensive Exam β edX
- Ethical Decision Making β Emtrain
- Preventing Workplace Harassment β Emtrain
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brian O'Kelley?
- Brian O'Kelley is the co-founder and CEO of Scope3, a company building infrastructure for agentic advertising, and the architect of the Ad Context Protocol. He previously co-founded and led AppNexus through its $1.6B sale to AT&T in 2018, served as CTO of Right Media through its $850M acquisition by Yahoo in 2007, co-founded Waybridge, and sat on the board of LiveRamp; he holds 17 patents and was the original author of the open source Prebid Server project. O'Kelley holds a B.S.E. in Computer Science from Princeton University and lives in Brooklyn.
- What check size does Brian O'Kelley write?
- Brian O'Kelley typically writes checks of $5K β $50K.
- Where did Brian O'Kelley go to school?
- Brian O'Kelley studied at Princeton University (BSE, Computer Science).
Same school
Also attended Princeton University755
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Shared employers
Also worked at Scope33
Also worked at Waybridge1
Also worked at AppNexus19
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