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Mark Grether

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Mark Grether is SVP & General Manager of PayPal Ads at PayPal. He previously led YouTube's global advertising sales organization through its growth to over $30 billion in annual ad revenue and played a key role in positioning YouTube as a leading CTV platform. He also built Uber Advertising from an early-stage initiative into a scaled platform and contributed to advanced TV and programmatic advertising strategy at Xandr.

Last updated Jun 11, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment · Connections updated Jul 13, 2026

Role
SVP & General Manager, PayPal Ads
Company
Based
San Francisco, California, United States
Connections
5
Years in industry
15 years

Bio

Mark Grether is SVP & General Manager of PayPal Ads at PayPal. He previously led YouTube's global advertising sales organization through its growth to over $30 billion in annual ad revenue and played a key role in positioning YouTube as a leading CTV platform. He also built Uber Advertising from an early-stage initiative into a scaled platform and contributed to advanced TV and programmatic advertising strategy at Xandr.

Career

  • VP & General Manager, Uber Advertising

    Uber · 2022-2024

  • VP, Global Advertising Sales

    YouTube / Google · 2018-2022

  • SVP, Advanced TV & Programmatic

    Xandr · 2015-2018

Expertise & education

Expertise

Commerce MediaRetail Media NetworksConnected TV (CTV) AdvertisingProgrammatic AdvertisingFirst-Party Data StrategyAd Platform DevelopmentGlobal Advertising SalesTransaction Graph Targeting

Education

  • PhD, University (field unconfirmed)

Speaking topics

Commerce Media and the Future of AdvertisingTransaction Data as an Advertising AssetConnected TV and the Convergence of Digital and LinearBuilding Ad Platforms at ScaleFirst-Party Data Strategy in a Post-Cookie World

Recognition

Notable achievements

  • Led YouTube's global advertising sales organization to over $30 billion in annual ad revenue
  • Built Uber Advertising from an early-stage initiative into a scaled commerce media platform
  • Spearheading PayPal Ads' offsite advertising strategy leveraging PayPal's transaction graph
  • Played a key role in positioning YouTube as a leading CTV advertising platform