The Trade Desk announced that Samantha Jacobson has joined its board of directors. As Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President, Jacobson manages the company?s strategic investments, partnerships and cross-functional initiatives to reinforce The Trade Desk?s position as an industry leader. Jacobson joined The Trade Desk after six years at Oracle where she managed the global business development and strategy team.

Prior to Oracle, Samantha served as Director of Strategic Partnerships at Datalogix where she crafted alliances with industry giants including Twitter, Pinterest, Microsoft, Google, and Apple. Jacobson holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics degree from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with concentrations in Finance and Management, and received her Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School.