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Drew Stein
Founder & CEO at Audigent
Stein is known for pioneering audience curation and privacy-compliant data activation through Audigent, helping publishers and advertisers navigate the post-cookie era with first-party data and identity solutions like Hadron ID.
Last updated May 30, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team
Bio
Drew Stein is the Founder and CEO of Audigent, a leading data-activation, identity, and curation platform that was acquired by Experian in 2024 and now operates as part of Experian. A repeat Inc. 5000 and Deloitte Fast 500 honoree, he was named a 2025 EY Entrepreneur of the Year.
Expertise
Audience CurationIdentity ResolutionFirst-Party Data ActivationProgrammatic AdvertisingSupply-Path OptimizationContextual TargetingData Clean RoomsPrivacy-Compliant AdTech
Notable Achievements
- Co-founded Audigent and scaled it into a leading audience curation and data activation platform on the open web
- Developed Hadron ID, a cookieless identity solution designed for privacy-compliant audience targeting
- Established Audigent's Smart Curation marketplace, enabling publishers to monetize first-party data through curated PMPs
- Secured strategic partnerships with major SSPs including Magnite to integrate curation into programmatic supply chains
Awards
Audigent recognized among leading identity and curation platforms by industry trade press
Speaking Topics
The future of identity resolution in a cookieless worldAudience curation and supply-path optimizationFirst-party data monetization for publishersPrivacy-compliant programmatic advertisingThe role of curation in the modern programmatic supply chain
Publications
- Contributed commentary and bylines in AdExchanger, Digiday, and AdWeek on topics including curation, identity, and cookieless targeting
Connections