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About
Kurt Donnell has served as President and CEO of Freestar, an advertising technology partner for digital media publishers, since 2019. During his tenure, Freestar has grown from a 25-person U.S.-based team to a team of 200+ in 15 countries, has increased revenue by more than 500%, and was named the fastest growing private company in the U.S. in the Inc. 5000 rankings. Prior to Freestar, Kurt was EVP, Corporate Development and General Counsel for YogaWorks where he saw the company through its IPO. Before YogaWorks, Kurt led the business development, corporate development, audience development and legal teams for She Media, a women-focused digital media company. He began his career as a corporate attorney practicing at Am Law 100 law firms Jones Day and Ballard Spahr.
Kurt Donnell
Company details
Freestar
Company bio
Freestar helps publishers increase revenue, decrease costs, and eliminate the complexity and stress of programmatic advertising. With the most comprehensive monetization platform and the best customer service in the industry, Freestar tailors scalable and transparent solutions to meet the unique needs of the world’s leading publishers. With a global team of more than 180 experts across 15+ countries and over 1,000 years of combined industry experience, Freestar has become a top 10 source of display and video ad inventory worldwide. In the past decade, we’ve helped publishers generate nearly $1 billion in total revenue, delivering real results with a publisher-first approach.