Ben Savage

Ben Savage is one of the most technically influential figures in the ongoing transformation of digital advertising toward privacy-preserving infrastructure. As an Engineering Manager at Meta, he has been a central voice in shaping how the advertising industry adapts to a world without third-party cookies, contributing directly to the W3C's Privacy Community Group and co-editing key Privacy Sandbox API proposals that affect billions of dollars in programmatic ad spend. Savage has been particularly active in the W3C standards process, where he has co-edited proposals including the Private Click Measurement and related attribution reporting specifications. His work sits at the intersection of browser-level privacy enforcement and the practical needs of advertisers and publishers, making him a rare technologist who can bridge engineering rigor with real-world AdTech requirements. He has engaged extensively in public GitHub discussions and W3C working group debates, helping shape proposals from FLEDGE (now Protected Audience API) to attribution reporting. His influence extends beyond Meta's internal engineering work — his public contributions to open standards processes have made him a recognized name among browser engineers, privacy researchers, and AdTech practitioners navigating the post-cookie landscape. He represents a new archetype of AdTech leader: a standards-setter embedded within a major platform who helps define the technical rules of engagement for the entire ecosystem.

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