The Yieldify Executive Team

Waleed’s love for building businesses started right after college when he purchased a bagel shop in New York City and tripled sales in nine months. Today, he brings his 25 years of experience in marketing technology and passion for developing high-performance, innovative organizations to Yieldify as CEO.

Previously, Waleed led the growth and successful exits of three companies. As President of CJ Affiliate, the world’s largest Affiliate Marketing network, he led the company’s business transformation and sale to Publicis Groupe. As CEO of Affinnova, he built the company from start-up to a global SaaS leader in marketing research that culminated in an acquisition by Nielsen Holdings. Affinnova was a pioneer in artificial intelligence and received numerous recognitions including AMA Gold Top 50, Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 and the New England Innovation Award. As President of Imagitas, the US leader in lifestage marketing, he oversaw the company’s hyper-revenue growth that resulted in an acquisition by Pitney Bowes.

Waleed first stepped into marketing technology with Catalina Marketing. As SVP of Sales, he was responsible for one-third of the company’s revenue. He began his career in brand management at Drypers and GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare.

In addition to Waleed’s Board Director role at Yieldify, he is currently an Advisory Board Member at Holler and Pear Commerce. He previously served on the boards or as an advisor at Affinnova, Imagitas and NativeX (acquired by Mobvista).

Waleed holds an MBA from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University and a BS in Mathematics and Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh.

Chris brings over 18 years of experience in the legal field, predominantly working with international software and technology companies as their in-house counsel.

As Head of Legal, Chris is responsible for all legal and compliance matters at Yieldify. He plays a key role in setting company strategy as a member of the Executive Management
Team and sits on the Security Committee responsible for privacy compliance and IT security.

Prior to Yieldify, Chris served as Associate General Counsel at Allegro Development Corporation and Assistant General Counsel at Envision Pharma Group. He has led and been involved in transactions with Fortune Global 1000 companies and the majority of top investment banks.

Before moving in-house, Chris was a corporate finance lawyer at a London law firm focused on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital funding, and reorganizations.

Chris holds an LLB from the University of Wales and is a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales.

Jacob brings over 10 years of experience in SaaS, emerging technologies and entrepreneurship.

As head of Sales and Services for NA & EMEA, Jacob is responsible for leading revenue growth and client retention in the regions and plays a vital role in setting company strategy as a member of the Executive Management Team.

Before Yieldify, Jacob led sales and demand generation for 10to8 Appointment Scheduling, a leader in online appointment scheduling software. Earlier, he co-founded Protu AI, a SaaS platform provider that uses AI to identify new hire talent based on the fit and performance of current employees.

Jacob began his career as an Associate at Thurton Ethical Investments which provides expertise in early stage business growth and funding.

He holds a BA in Business Management from the University of East Anglia.

While studying at Davidson College, Michael received funding from the university’s venture lab to develop a music recommendation engine and app. From that moment forward, he became a force for all things technology, analytics and design.

As head of Product and Data Science, Michael leads Yieldify’s platform innovation and plays a key role in setting company strategy as a member of the Executive Management Team.

Prior to Yieldify, Michael was a Strategist for Horizon Media’s Why Group, which analyzes the intersection of culture, people and brands to help inform a brands’ marketing, communications, creative and media strategies. He earned multiple recognitions for his thought leadership and innovation in analytics and predictive modeling including the Cynopsis Media Star Award and Horizon Business Impact Award.

Michael holds a BS in Mathematics from Davidson College, where he graduated Cum Laude. He received the Rufus Hallmark Writing Award and was a Meritorious Winner of the Interdisciplinary Mathematical Modeling Competition, the most prestigious mathematical modeling competition in the world.

Guillaume brings over 10 years of digital and Martech experience in software engineering and technical leadership. He has deep expertise in distributed systems, performance optimization and large-scale analytics.

As head of Engineering, Guillaume is responsible for ensuring that all possible outcomes are enabled with technology and that Yieldify products lead in technical excellence and innovation. He fosters a purpose-driven culture, making Yieldify a leading company for brilliant software engineers. As a member of the Executive Management Team, he plays a central role in setting company strategy and execution. Prior to heading engineering, Guillaume led Technical Solutions for the company.

Guillaume started two companies before joining Yieldify. He co-founded Upper.ai, a marketing analytics SaaS provider, and was a founding member of Leanconvert, where he developed conversion rate optimization software for online gaming clients.

Guillaume got his start in website personalization with Maxymiser. He began his career as a trading analyst at Axpo and Danske Commodities developing prediction models for the energy market.

He holds a Master of Computer Science from the Paris Graduate School of Digital Innovation.

Adam brings over 15 years of experience in sales leadership and management to Yieldify, with expertise in go-to-market strategy and brand scaling with multinational organizations across the US and APAC region.

As head of Sales and Services for APAC, Adam is responsible for leading the region’s revenue growth and client retention. He also plays a key role in setting company strategy as a member of the Executive Management Team.

Before Yieldify, Adam was head of enterprise sales for several verticals at Medallia, a global SaaS company focused on customer experience management and digital behavioral analytics.

Adam began his career in the US with a healthcare consulting and technology firm, where he was eventually tasked with leading international growth strategy and establishing the company’s Sydney office. As Senior Director of Sales and Client Management, he oversaw the firm’s hyper-revenue growth and expansion across the APAC region.

He holds a BA in History from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

John brings over 30 years of experience growing successful businesses in the digital marketing space. He lives by the philosophy that growing your people leads to business growth. Develop tomorrow’s leaders today.

John is the Executive Chair of Epsilon, a Publicis Groupe company, and a member of the Groupe’s Management Committee. Previously, as CEO of Conversant (formerly ValueClick), he led the company’s business transformation, growth and subsequent sale to Epsilon. Prior to Conversant, as CEO of Dotomi, he led and built one of the fastest growing online display media companies in the United States resulting in an acquisition by ValueClick.

Before Dotomi, John founded Rainmaker Consulting Group. He also served as President of North America for Catalina Marketing, achieving record revenues and profits. He began his career in sales and marketing at Actmedia, Frito-Lay and GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare.

In addition to John’s Board Chair role at Yieldify, he is currently a Board Director at Opendorse, Venture Partner at Serra Ventures and Special Advisor to DataPoint Capital. He previously served on the boards of Affinnova (acquired by Nielsen Holdings), Bluestem Brands (acquired by Capmark Financial Group), Claria, Conversant/ValueClick (acquired by Epsilon), Dotomi (acquired by ValuClick), El Dorado Marketing, Imagitas (acquired by Pitney Bowes), Q Interactive (acquired by IDI), SuperMarkets Online and WEB.com (acquired by Siris Capital Group).

John holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BS in Marketing from the University of Illinois.