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Nii Ahene

Founder & Managing Director at Net Influencer

Founder driving influencer marketing intelligence and strategy at Net Influencer

Thought LeaderNew York, New York, United States15+ years in industry

Last updated May 31, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team · Connections updated May 31, 2026

Bio

Nii Ahene is the Founder and Managing Director of Net Influencer, where he leads the company's strategic direction and operations. Prior to this, he served as Head of Optimization for Facebook and Instagram at Meta, and before that co-founded CPC Strategy (later acquired by Tinuiti), where he served as COO. With a career spanning platform-side optimization and agency leadership, Ahene brings deep expertise in performance marketing and digital advertising to his entrepreneurial work.

Previous Roles

Head of Optimization, Facebook and Instagram

Meta (Facebook) (Approx. 2015-2019)

Co-Founder & COO

CPC Strategy (acquired by Tinuiti) (Approx. 2007-2015)

Expertise
Performance MarketingRetail MediaSocial AdvertisingAdvertising Optimization & Auction DynamicsProgrammatic AdvertisingMeasurement & AttributionSocial CommerceThird-Party Cookie Deprecation
Notable Achievements
  • Served as Head of Optimization at Facebook/Meta, helping architect ad delivery systems for Facebook and Instagram during a period of massive advertiser growth
  • Helped build CPC Strategy into one of the leading performance marketing agencies before its acquisition and rebranding as Tinuiti
  • Elevated Tinuiti's strategic positioning in retail media and social commerce as Chief Strategy Officer
Speaking Topics
Retail Media Networks and Closed-Loop MeasurementThe Future of Social Advertising and Social CommerceAdvertising Optimization and Algorithmic BiddingPerformance Marketing StrategyIdentity Resolution and the Post-Cookie Landscape
Publications
  • Contributor to Tinuiti thought leadership reports and whitepapers on retail media and performance marketing
Connections