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PubMatic has appointed John Petralia as Chief Marketing Officer to lead its global marketing efforts and accelerate adoption of its AI-powered advertising technology across CTV, mobile, and omnichannel media.
PubMatic (NASDAQ: PUBM), a leading AI-powered ad tech company, announced the appointment of John Petralia as Chief Marketing Officer. In this role, Petralia will oversee the company’s global marketing organization as PubMatic continues to scale its intelligent platform for premium connected TV (CTV), mobile app, and omnichannel advertising.
The appointment aligns with a broader shift in the industry, where publishers and brands are transitioning from AI experimentation to production-ready, outcome-focused implementations. PubMatic’s unified platform delivers greater transparency, control, efficiency, and performance by connecting buyers, publishers, data partners, and commerce media networks.
This move complements PubMatic’s recent enhancements to its commercial leadership and go-to-market teams, positioning the company to capitalize on accelerating demand for AI-powered advertising solutions that provide measurable results at scale.
“John brings deep experience aligning marketing, product, and commercial execution at moments of transformation,” said Rajeev Goel, Co-Founder and CEO of PubMatic. “As demand accelerates for AI-powered performance and agentic execution, his leadership will help translate our technology leadership into broader market adoption and clear value for publishers and advertisers.”
Petralia joins PubMatic with extensive marketing leadership across advertising technology and enterprise platforms. Most recently, he served as Chief Marketing Officer for Enterprise at Coursera, leading marketing for its B2B education platform. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Marketing at The Trade Desk, where he drove global acquisition marketing during a key growth period. Earlier, he spent nearly seven years at Bloomberg leading marketing for data analytics and media businesses.
"What drew me to PubMatic is the combination of technology leadership and market opportunity," said Petralia. "Advertisers and publishers need partners who can efficiently deliver measurable performance in an AI-driven advertising landscape. PubMatic has built that platform, from CTV monetization to supply path optimization. My focus will be ensuring the market understands how our technology translates into outcomes they can measure with confidence.”
About PubMatic
PubMatic is the leading AI-powered ad tech company delivering digital advertising performance. Through an intelligent, unified platform that connects buyers, publishers, data partners, and commerce media networks, PubMatic delivers superior performance with greater transparency, control, and efficiency. Since 2006, PubMatic has pioneered every major advance in programmatic advertising, from enabling the first OpenRTB transactions to embedding AI-driven optimization and privacy-focused innovation across its platform. With omnichannel scale, proven reliability, and a track record of continuous innovation, PubMatic is building a more intelligent, profitable, and sustainable digital advertising ecosystem. Built to Connect. Powered to Perform.
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