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Oren Netzer

Co-Founder & CEO at DataHeroes

Netzer is known for producing rigorous empirical research on digital advertising effectiveness and consumer data privacy that directly informs AdTech industry strategy and policy. His work on measuring causal ad impact and the consequences of privacy regulation is among the most cited in marketing academia.

Thought LeaderNew York, New York, United States18+ years in industry

Last updated Jun 6, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team

Bio

Oren Netzer is Co-Founder and CEO of DataHeroes, a data-science and machine-learning platform. He is best known as the founder and former CEO of DoubleVerify (NYSE: DV), the digital media measurement and ad-verification company he started in 2008 and led through its early growth. He also co-founded CClearly and was earlier COO of CheckM8.

Previous Roles

Co-Founder & CEO

CClearly (2014–2022)

Founder & CEO / Chairman & Chief Strategy Officer

DoubleVerify (2008–2014)

Chief Operating Officer

CheckM8 (2000–2008)

Expertise
Advertising Effectiveness MeasurementConsumer Privacy and Data RegulationMarketing AnalyticsDigital AdvertisingCausal Inference in AdvertisingMachine Learning in MarketingConsumer BehaviorAttribution Modeling
Education
  • PhD, Marketing, Duke University (Fuqua School of Business)
  • MBA, Tel Aviv University
  • BSc, Industrial Engineering, Tel Aviv University
Notable Achievements
  • Published extensively in top marketing journals including Marketing Science, Journal of Marketing Research, and Management Science
  • Research on digital advertising and privacy cited widely by AdTech practitioners and policymakers
  • Recipient of multiple best-paper awards from leading marketing academic associations
  • Developed influential frameworks for measuring causal advertising effectiveness in digital environments
Awards
Best Paper Awards from Marketing Science InstituteRecognition from American Marketing Association for research contributions
Speaking Topics
Measuring the True Effectiveness of Digital AdvertisingConsumer Privacy, Cookie Deprecation, and the Future of AdTechMachine Learning Applications in MarketingCausal Inference and Attribution in AdvertisingThe Economics of Consumer Attention Online
Publications
  • Research on advertising effectiveness and consumer data in Marketing Science
  • Studies on privacy regulation and digital advertising revenue in Journal of Marketing Research
  • Work on machine learning and consumer behavior in Management Science
Advisory Roles
Various AdTech and technology companies (specific engagements not publicly disclosed)