Moloco leadership team

With software and monetization experience at YouTube and Google, Ikkjin Ahn co-founded Moloco in 2013. During his time with YouTube in the monetization team, Ikkjin developed a video profitability prediction system. While at Google, he was the founding Tech Lead Manager for the Android Data team achieving the Google Citizenship award in 2012. 

As CEO, Ikkjin sets the strategy and vision for the company. Ikkjin is often sought out for his opinions on machine learning, data privacy, performance advertising, and growth marketing. He leads the company’s continual investment in machine learning and R&D and has led the company through significant revenue growth, global office expansions and staffing increases while earning recognition as a Great Place to Work and as a Deloitte Fast 500 company. Ikkjin is an advocate for all employees by ensuring that Moloco continues to be an inviting employer that welcomes diversity and provides opportunities for employees to learn and advance their careers.

Ikkjin is a 2004 graduate of Seoul National University, holds a Master’s Degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and studied Computer Science as a graduate student at the University of California, San Diego.

With decades of machine learning and engineering team leadership at Google, and most recently at Snowflake as Machine Learning (ML) Architect, Tal Shaked provides counsel and execution to transform Moloco’s machine learning teams for the future. This includes defining the team’s culture, areas of focus and execution, coaching, and where investments in the team should be made.

Prior to Snowflake, Tal held Distinguished Engineering roles in two separate tenures at Google where he co-founded Sibyl, a machine learning platform that boasted the most deployed production models, and built the teams responsible for Google’s machine learning platform development. Additionally while at Google, Tal co-founded TensorFlow Extended, the next generation ML platform centered around deep learning which soon had 1000+ models trained throughout the company. Tal also held a ML role at Lyft.Prior to his technical career journey, Shaked was a professional chess player and Grandmaster.  

Tal earned an MS from the University of Washington in Computer Science and a BS in Computer Science from the University of Arizona.

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DJ and Ikkjin Ahn (CEO) met as college classmates in 1997. They both attended the same grad school (UC San Diego) under the same advisor (Prof. Michael Taylor). While Ikkjin left grad school to join Google in 2008, DJ continued to earn his degree and then joined Google’s Cloud Storage team in 2012. He joined Moloco in 2015 and was promoted to CTO in 2016.

DJ manages a global team of site reliability, software and cloud engineers collectively known as Moloco’s infrastructure team. The infrastructure team is instrumental in providing a reliable, scalable, and efficient cloud service for Moloco’s suite of cloud-based services. Recognized by Google as a Customer Award Winner in the cross-industry category, Moloco’s infrastructure demonstrates business excellence and the team’s ability to overcome challenges with innovative thinking and leadership.

DJ earned a Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science and Engineering from UC San Diego and his BS in Computer Science and Engineering from Seoul National University. He published several technical papers in premier CS conferences like PLDI, OOPSLA, and CGO.

Sunil Rayan brings more than 25 years of business experience in building commercial and product operations to Moloco where his duties include overseeing all commercial functions across Moloco’s products and platforms. 

Prior to Moloco, he served as President and head of Disney+ Hotstar, where he grew the streaming business 8X to 50M+ subscribers, scaled 20+ markets internationally for Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar across India, Southeast Asia, Middle East and Africa, and led the launch of the next generation Hotstar streaming platform. Before joining Disney+, Sunil held leadership roles at Google for more than seven years where he headed the company’s Global Mobile App ads business and helped build Google Cloud solutions for Games. Prior to that, he was an Associate Partner at McKinsey serving technology clients across a variety of functions.

Sunil holds a degree in Computer Engineering from University of Madras, India.

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As CFO at Moloco, Brandon Maultasch oversees all financial functions including strategic finances, mergers & acquisitions, investment, and accounting. Brandon believes that sharing financial knowledge with employees provides better outcomes as employees have an opportunity to participate in creating value.

Brandon joined Moloco in 2019 after ten years of advising software and Internet companies on capital markets. He spent eight years with RBC Capital Markets where he held vice president, director and managing director roles. He worked on mergers and acquisitions, value creation and capital markets transactions across many sectors including e-commerce marketplace, social media, advertising technology, digital health, direct-to-consumer brands and on-demand mobility.

Brandon’s early interests were in the legal sector and he obtained his Doctor of Law (J.D.) from New York University of Law and his J.D./MBA in Finance, Accounting, Entertainment, Media & Technology from NYU Stern School of Business.

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Paul D’Arcy is the Chief Marketing Officer at Moloco, where he leads the global marketing team in driving brand awareness, customer engagement, and market expansion. In his role, he is responsible for shaping Moloco’s marketing strategy, strengthening its position as a leader in machine learning-driven performance advertising, and accelerating growth across its product portfolio. With more than two decades of experience, Paul has a proven track record of scaling global marketing organizations and driving transformative growth at high-growth technology companies.

Prior to joining Moloco, Paul was Chief Marketing Officer at Miro, where he led a team of 100+ marketers to establish Miro as a standard tool for modern enterprises. Under his leadership, the company added millions of users and grew revenue by 1,000%. Before Miro, Paul spent over seven years as Senior Vice President of Marketing at Indeed, where he helped scale the company from $150 million to over $4 billion in revenue and built a 400+ person global marketing team. His efforts cemented Indeed as the world’s most-used job site, serving 250 million monthly users. Earlier in his career, Paul held his first CMO role at MessageOne, a pioneer in email archiving and business continuity SaaS, which was acquired by Dell in 2008. 

Paul earned his MBA at Harvard Business School and holds a BA from Wesleyan University.

Joanne Wrenn is Moloco’s Vice President of People, where she leads a global team in driving talent acquisition, talent management, and organizational development to foster an inclusive and high-performing culture. With over two decades of experience, Joanne has consistently aligned HR strategies with business objectives to support sustainable growth, enhance employee engagement, and build a strong organizational culture.

In her prior role as Vice President of Talent Services at LinkedIn, Joanne oversaw a diverse team responsible for HR technology, workforce planning, and employee experience, leading pivotal transformations that enhanced operational efficiency and employee engagement. Her strategic leadership has been instrumental in scaling HR practices as the company grew from 2,000 to  22,000 employees during her tenure.Joanne is also an active member of the Amplify Talent community, collaborating with HR leaders to advance innovative practices on a global scale. Her experience spans various roles in IT, Operations, and Product Management across the US and EMEA, providing her with a broad perspective on organizational challenges and opportunities. 

Joanne studied French and Business Administration at Leinster Business Institute in Dublin, Ireland. Recently, she furthered her education by earning a certificate in the Women's Corporate Board Readiness Program from Santa Clara University, California. 

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David Sehyuk co-founded Moloco in 2013 after nearly seven years with Oracle. At Oracle he worked on the Cloud Computing, Nimbula and Virtualization teams. During his service with Oracle, he was involved in many machine learning and cloud computing projects. 

At Moloco, David oversees the largest, global team consisting of machine learning engineers, data scientists, and data engineers. 

David obtained his BS from Seoul National University and went on to study computer science and machine learning at Stanford. He is distinguished by being a world finalist in ACM ICPC World Finals 2004, where each year an elite group of the brightest collegiate problem solvers on the planet comes together to compete in the top tier of the International Collegiate Programming Contest. Additionally, Sehyuk was a Gold medalist at the International Olympiad in Informatics in 1998, a silver medalist in 1996 and a medalist in the National Mathematical Olympiad in 1998 and 1999.

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A seasoned legal executive, Iris Chen brings a wealth of experience in building and leading high-performing legal teams and advising companies navigating complex global matters. As General Counsel, Iris spearheads Moloco’s legal strategy, playing a pivotal role in guiding the company through its next phase of growth as it empowers businesses of all sizes to thrive through operational machine learning.

Before joining Moloco, Iris held key legal leadership roles at Airbnb and Google, bringing extensive experience in large-scale operations and innovative product development. At Airbnb, she was Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, leading a 50-member legal team to support global product development, partnerships, and operations. At Google, she spent over 14 years as Vice President of Legal, managing 100+ professionals and overseeing legal aspects of flagship businesses like ads and search. Her expertise in scaling operations and navigating the dynamic ad technology sector uniquely positions her to drive Moloco’s growth.

Iris earned a JD from Columbia Law School and holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Yale College.

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As Head of Strategy and Operations and Office of the CEO, Vip Andleigh works with Ikkjin and the Moloco leadership team on a range of strategic and operational priorities including business planning, our leadership cadence, and strategy projects across Moloco.

Vip brings a wealth of Ads experience to Moloco, including over a decade at Google where he led several Strategy and Operations teams, was a Director of Ads Strategy & Operations, Chief of Staff for the App Ads and Display Ads businesses, and founder/operating partner of Google's Ads Incubator. Vip was previously a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company. 

Vip earned his MBA at The Wharton School, double majoring in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management, and graduated from U.C. Berkeley with honors (cum laude) with a double major in Economics and Political Science.

Pat Copeland is the General Manager of Moloco Commerce Media, where he leads strategic initiatives, product innovation, and customer engagement. By leveraging machine learning, analytics, and scalable cloud infrastructure, his team supports retail partners—ranging from major e-commerce platforms to emerging digital marketplaces—in optimizing their advertising strategies, enhancing customer experiences, and maximizing their monetization potential.

Pat brings 30 years of leadership across top tech companies. At Zendesk, he led global teams building AI-powered customer support tools. At Amazon, he launched and scaled Sponsored Brands into a multi-billion-dollar ad platform. He spent a decade at Google, where he played key roles in Advertising, Research, and Cloud Systems, helping earn the company IEEE’s 2013 Company of the Year and oversaw award-winning products like Google WiFi. Pat began his career at Microsoft, working on operating systems, web services, SQL Server, and Bing.

Pat holds a Master of Science in Computer Science with a specialization in Machine Learning from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Arizona.

Jay Trinidad serves as the Head of Business for Asia Pacific and Global Strategy at Moloco, with his operational base in Seoul. In this role, he spearheads the construction of a global team dedicated to delivering value to customers in the region and driving the expansion of Moloco's business in strategic markets. 

Prior to joining Moloco, he held the position of Head of Consumer Marketing for Asia Pacific at Google and served as Senior Vice President at Walt Disney. At Disney, Jay played a pivotal role in leading the development and monetization of flagship products such as Gmail, YouTube, and Disney+. His impactful career also includes key roles at Square, Warner Bros. Discovery, and McDonald's.

Jay attended Stanford and attained a Political Science degree.

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Francesco Renzo joined Moloco in June 2022 as the Vice President of Go To Market, supporting sales and driving global growth strategies.

Previously, Francesco worked at Google on Revenue Analytics, building and growing the apps sales team in the US, and driving the Channel Partner Strategy and Operations. Earlier in his career, he worked at McKinsey in Milan, Shanghai CN, and Boston, focusing on Marketing and Sales for B2B.

Francesco grew up in a small town near Naples, obtaining his Master’s degree in Finance in Milan. Outside of work, Francesco spends time with his family and enjoys being an avid motorcycle rider.

With nearly two decades of experience in various finance leadership roles, including mergers & acquisitions and investor relations, ShaileshMurali helps drive the next stage of Moloco's growth. He is responsible for overseeing, planning, and directing the company’s path to achieving consistent, predictable, long-term financial growth. Working closely with the company's business and product teams, Shailesh looks to invest organically and inorganically as well as develop and execute Moloco’s longer-term financial and partner strategy.

Most recently, Shailesh was the head of corporate development and served as the head of investor relations at DXC Technology.  He previously served as Managing Director and Head of Software Investment Banking at the Royal Bank of Canada.  Prior to that, he worked at Barclays, Lehman Brothers and Nortel Networks.

Shailesh holds his MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School and graduated from Birla Institute of Technology and Science with honors in Civil engineering and Chemical engineering.

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Jean-Luc Nahon is the head of Product for Moloco Ads where he leads the vision, strategy, and execution for the company’s advertising platform. He is responsible for driving product innovation, scaling the platform to meet the needs of performance marketers globally, and aligning cross-functional teams to deliver measurable value to Moloco’s customers.

Jean-Luc brings over 20 years of experience in product management, engineering, ML/AI, and data science, with a strong track record of innovation, team building, and delivering impactful product strategies. He spent nearly 15 years at Amazon in senior leadership roles, primarily within Amazon Advertising, where he led cross-functional teams across Sponsored Ads, Brand Stores, Books Advertising, Advertiser Experience, and Creative Tech. 

Jean-Luc started his career as a software developer after obtaining his Masters in Computer Science from École Centrale de Marseille and holds an MBA from INSEAD in France.

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As Head of Global Business for Moloco Commerce Media, Ned focuses on building Moloco's retail media business and collaborating with customers to scale their ad revenue. He is responsible for global growth, overseeing teams focused on business development, customer experience, strategy, and operations.

Over his 12-year career at Criteo, Ned built and led commercial teams focused on helping clients achieve measurable growth. As Managing Director, Growth US, and previously VP of North America Sales, he expanded Criteo’s client portfolio beyond e-commerce into retail, finance, automotive, and more—partnering with brands such as Bed Bath & Beyond, Macy’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Puma, Foot Locker, and Booking.com. He led a $500M+ existing business and a $70M+ new business team, always with a focus on driving customer value. Ned has spent his career creating performance-driven solutions that meet market needs.

Ned holds a bachelor's degree from Duke University, where he was a member of the Men's tennis team. After his time at Duke he spent two years playing professional tennis all over the world.

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A distinguished leader and innovator in risk management, Rudy Rouhana joined Moloco in 2021 to lead the company's Global IT, Security and Compliance teams and serve as the company's Data Protection Officer.

Prior to joining Moloco, Rudy held executive leadership positions at Credit Karma, Drift and Simplee, where he led compliance and security programs that contributed to the companies' customer success, addressed FTC Consent Decrees, and led to multi-billion dollar acquisitions. As a consultant, he led Navigant's Bay Area legal technology practice, helping clients such as Nvidia, Cisco and others respond to complex, high-stakes litigation. As an entrepreneur, Rudy co-founded StoredIQ, a pioneering company in information governance that was acquired by IBM.

Rudy earned a JD from the Catholic University of America, and completed the Cyberlaw Clinic at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Mechanics from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. Rudy maintains active bar memberships (NM, IN), is a licensed investigator (CA), and CISSP, CIA, CFE and CIPP/US certifications.