Ryan Steelberg

Ryan Steelberg is an American serial entrepreneur and investor who co-founded AdForce (IPO), 2CAN Media (Sold to CMGi), and dMarc Broadcasting (Sold to Google). Most recently, Ryan Steelberg co-founded Veritone, Inc. (NASDAQ: VERI) along with his brother, Chad Steelberg, and serves as its President and on its Board of Directors.

Ryan Scott Steelberg was born in Northridge on December 2, 1973. He attended Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach, CA. He later attended the University of California, Los Angeles where he majored in Biology. Ryan Steelberg is the President of Veritone and brings nearly 20 years of executive management experience in technology, marketing, business development and sales. He is considered one of the foremost experts in digital and online advertising. Since 1996, he and his brother Chad have raised more than $200 million in equity financing, managed 500+ employees and created in excess of $3.5 billion in shareholder value, through the successful founding, management, and liquidation of several industry leading companies, including Veritone (NASDAQ: VERI), dMarc Broadcasting (sold to Google in 2006), 2CAN Media (sold to CMGI in 1999), and AdForce (IPO in 1999). The Steelberg brothers are listed as inventors on 51 issued patents. Named by the Orange County Business Journal as two of the county's "50 Most Influential Business People," Ryan and Chad were finalists for Ernst & Young's "Entrepreneur of the Year" in 2000. In 2006, Ryan and Chad Steelberg were named two of the "50 Most Powerful People in Radio" by Radio Ink Magazine. Most recently, Ryan was named a recipient of the 2009 Sports Business Journal's Forty under 40 Awards.

Ryan launched his career by co-founding AdForce with his brother Chad Steelberg in 1995. AdForce (formerly ADFC on NASDAQ), became the world’s largest centralized independent ad serving and management solution. It was acquired by CMGI after going public for more than $500 million in 1999. In 2000, AdForce won the Smithsonian Award for the Best Technology in IT.

In 1998, the Steelbergs founded 2CAN Media, an internet advertising sales organization, which grew to become the 3rd largest Internet advertising sales organization of its kind. It was also later sold to CMGI for over $50 million in a merger with Adsmart/Engage Media.

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