LEGENDS OF ADTECH

Episode 1: The Revolutionary

Emma Newman, CRO EMEA at PubMatic


Welcome to Legends of Adtech: the podcast where we go beyond the buzzwords and straight to the people at the cold face of the adtech industry. Every two weeks, we sit down with the industry’s boldest thinkers, pioneers, and disruptors, to find out how they’re rewriting the game. This is their story.


In our debut episode, Emma Newman, CRO EMEA at PubMatic, unpacks her impressive career, AI concerns, and the mission behind PubMatic's new #FundedByAdvertising campaign. From assisting in launching HuffPost UK to what it takes to forge a path as a leader in adtech, Emma shares her biggest lessons and what she hopes the industry gets right.

About Emma Newman

Emma Newman is CRO EMEA for PubMatic, a global digital advertising technology company for premium content creators. From her early grounding in trade and product marketing, digital communications and business development at Microsoft, Emma has driven change and empowered organisational health for digitally focused organisations.


In 2010, she landed at AOL to lead the UK marketing function during a critical transformation period, building and leading the business operations function and driving sustainable growth. It led her to develop the marketing strategy and lead the overall programme management as part of the senior team who launched the Huffington Post in the UK.



At PubMatic, strategy, change and bringing people together to help them work smartly, continue as the central themes in her career. Emma is also deeply passionate about diversity, inclusion, and supporting women to become the best versions of themselves.

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