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Ori Lahav

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Ori Lahav is Co-Founder and General Manager, Israel at Outbrain, where he leads the company's Israeli operations. Prior to Outbrain, he held senior leadership roles at GumGum, serving as President and COO and earlier as SVP of Business Development and Operations, building deep expertise in digital advertising strategy and growth. Lahav brings a strong track record of scaling ad tech businesses across both operational and commercial dimensions.

Last updated Jun 11, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment · Connections updated Jun 15, 2026

Role
Co-Founder & General Manager, Israel
Company
Outbrain
Based
Tel Aviv, California, Israel
Connections
4
Years in industry
15 years

Bio

Ori Lahav is Co-Founder and General Manager, Israel at Outbrain, where he leads the company's Israeli operations. Prior to Outbrain, he held senior leadership roles at GumGum, serving as President and COO and earlier as SVP of Business Development and Operations, building deep expertise in digital advertising strategy and growth. Lahav brings a strong track record of scaling ad tech businesses across both operational and commercial dimensions.

Career

  • President & COO

    GumGum · 2019-2022

  • SVP of Business Development and Operations

    GumGum · 2016-2019

Expertise & education

Expertise

Content DiscoveryContextual AdvertisingProgrammatic AdvertisingDigital Advertising StrategyBusiness DevelopmentAdTech OperationsNative AdvertisingScaling Ad Tech Businesses

Speaking topics

Content Discovery and Native AdvertisingContextual Advertising StrategiesScaling AdTech BusinessesDigital Media Operations

Recognition

Notable achievements

  • Co-founded Outbrain and built its Israeli operations into a core hub of the company's global business
  • Served as President and COO of GumGum, helping scale the contextual intelligence platform's commercial and operational footprint
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