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Ari Buchalter

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Chief Executive Officer at Place Exchange
📍 New York, New York, United States

As CEO of Place Exchange, Ari Buchalter is a recognized leader in programmatic Out-of-Home (OOH) advertising. His career includes serving as CEO of Intersection and President of MediaMath, consistently driving innovation in ad-tech. He holds a BS in Physics from Stanford and a PhD in Astronomy from Columbia University.

Ari transitioned from a career as a theoretical astrophysicist, with a postdoctoral fellowship at Caltech, to become a leading executive in programmatic advertising technology.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Ari shows up

Curious
Assertive
Value Driven

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals.

Priorities

Topics Ari cares about

Programmatic OOH
He is focused on transforming OOH media to be fully programmatic, unifying its buying and measurement with other digital channels through his work at Place Exchange.
OOH Measurement
He actively discusses the importance of standardized impression measurement for the OOH industry to build trust with advertisers and capture greater market share from other media.
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Career

Work history

6-2018
Chief Executive Officer
Place Exchange
5-2017 - 7-2021
CEO
Intersection Co.
7-2008 - 1-2017
President, COO
MediaMath
Senior Partner, Digital Media & Technology
Rosetta
Associate Principal
McKinsey & Company
In the press

Media appearances

Who is the CEO of Place Exchange? Ari Buchalter's Bio. Featured in Clay
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Across The Desk with Place Exchange's Ari Buchalter. Featured in OAAA (Outdoor Advertising Association of America)
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Education
1989 - 1993
BS
Stanford University
1999 - 2001
Postdoc
Caltech
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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