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Lisa Valentino
President at Best Buy Ads
Valentino is known for her senior leadership at Disney Advertising Sales, where she championed addressable and data-driven advertising, and for bringing that premium media expertise to the supply-side platform world at Index Exchange.
Last updated May 30, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team
Bio
Lisa Valentino is President of Best Buy Ads (from October 2024), leading the retailer's advertising business across sales, product and reporting. She was previously EVP of client and addressable sales and solutions at Disney, CRO at Condé Nast, and an SVP at ESPN.
Previous Roles
EVP, Client & Addressable Sales and Solutions
Disney Advertising (prior)
Chief Revenue Officer
Condé Nast (prior)
Expertise
Programmatic AdvertisingSupply-Side Platforms (SSP)Header BiddingPrivate MarketplacesAddressable AdvertisingFirst-Party Data StrategyPublisher MonetizationIdentity Resolution
Notable Achievements
- Led addressable and data-driven advertising strategy at Disney Advertising Sales across Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN during a critical period of streaming growth
- Joined Index Exchange as CRO to lead revenue strategy for one of the largest independent SSPs in the open web programmatic ecosystem
Speaking Topics
Publisher monetization in a cookieless worldAddressable advertising and first-party data activationThe future of the open web and independent SSPsProgrammatic direct and private marketplace innovation
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