Press, Posts, Videos, and Podcasts
Partnering with the AI-Media board and leadership to evolve product management processes for real-time voice translation and AI-driven audio description. Their technology currently delivers over 10 million hours of live and recorded captioning monthly to a global audience.
Entravision's latest quarter highlights the payoff of doubling down on Ad Tech & Services, with revenue growing 204% year-over-year. As a board member and technical advisor, it has been rewarding to spend time with the team in Barcelona and watch this strategic focus deliver real results.
Ben Thompson recently argued that advertising was the only model that worked for a "human web", but questions how the economics hold up on an "agentic web." Having built ad products for years, I share his focus: the critical question is now who pays the creators when AI agents, rather than humans, consume the content.
A profile covering my 25-plus years in technology and product management, from DoubleClick to building the Google Display Network – highlighting my patents, board service, and early-stage investments. (Press release, March 2025)
A look at the path from a Brooklyn dinner table (learning "translation, negotiation, compromise") to helping build Google's display advertising business. I remain deeply appreciative of Susan Wojcicki’s note in the piece: "Brad is not your typical advertising executive." (Crain's New York Business, 2012)
Video: Bringing the Power of Search to Display - A look back at how we applied search intent signals to revolutionize display advertising at Google.
Blogpost: A new look for Google News - Announcing the redesign of Google News to make it easier for readers to navigate complex stories.
Blogpost: A new licensing program to support the news industry - Launching Google's initiative to pay publishers for high-quality content and support the future of journalism.
Blogpost: Ways to stay informed on coronavirus news - How the Google News ecosystem adapted during the early days of the pandemic to surface authoritative, timely information.
Introducing Google Marketing Platform - The launch of a unified platform bringing DoubleClick and the Google Analytics 360 suite together.
Re-imagining classic ads for the modern web - Exploring the evolution of display advertising formats and the shift toward responsive, native design.
Podcast: An Oral History of DoubleClick (2004 - 2008) - Reflecting on the formative years of DoubleClick and the foundations of modern ad tech.