Congratulations to our President and Chief Technology Officer, Mark Jablonowski, on reaching his 10th anniversary at DSPolitical! What an incredible milestone!
President & CTO @ DSPolitical and Optimal | Driving Innovation in Digital Advertising and Political Technology
I recently hit my 10th anniversary at DSPolitical. Holy cow! I'm struck by how much has changed – both in the industry and in my own role. (I do still love bowling "with" President Obama, though.) When I first joined, my focus was purely technical. I coded and launched the first version of democraticads.com, which made the complex world of programmatic advertising accessible to down-ballot Democrats. Since then, our platform has been completely rewritten three times. What started as a simple tool has grown into Deploy, a powerful enterprise platform supporting thousands of campaigns. We've built a dedicated team of experts who continually push the boundaries of what's possible in political advertising technology. Since I started, we've helped over 5,000 individual candidates with their programmatic advertising campaigns. It's rewarding and humbling to see the impact we've made for progressive causes up and down the ballot. My role has evolved too. I went from being the sole coder, to leading a talented and passionate team of engineers, to leading the company. Every day brings new challenges and opportunities as we navigate the ever-changing landscape of digital advertising and data-driven campaigns for causes we believe in. As I look to the future, I'm excited about the continued evolution of our industry. From privacy regulations to the rise of AI, there are always new frontiers to explore. The same vision that drove me to simplify digital advertising for Democrats a decade ago now fuels our team's efforts to innovate and adapt to these new challenges. Here's to the next decade of innovation, growth, and supporting progressive causes through technology!