I lead Corp Dev, Strategy, BD & Partnerships. Current efforts include building on frontier AI tech & LLMs, and rapidly expanding our retail and commerce business, amongst other hard/fun topics.

Outbrain and Teads merged in Feb 2025 to form the new Teads (NASDAQ: $TEAD), the leading full funnel open internet ad platform, delivering outcomes for the world's top advertisers.

Our team operates at huge scale internationally but we keep a small-company, fast-pace, rapid innovation energy. We're hiring world-class BD & Partnerships folks, giving a fantastic platform for innovation and growth to the right talent.

We are Teads! Join us and build the future of advertising: https://www.teads.com/teads-careers/

Outbrain (NASDAQ: $OB) executive team.

Various BD, Corp Dev and Strategy/Transformation efforts:

- ~$1b acquisition and merger with Teads, 2024/25
- $OB IPO, 2021
- various acquisitions and investments
- led/expanded BD & Partnerships programs delivering 9-figures p/a incremental revenue

How Can I Help shows how and where YOU can lend a hand to people and projects that need your help!

COVID-19 is having a profound impact on the world and people around us. How Can I Help was launched to connect people who can and want to help to initiatives that need support.

The project is evolving rapidly - think you can help us move faster and smarter? Please get in touch!

Cracking the US: What I Wish I’d Known

"Every hour spent nailing the US yields 5-10x the return of an hour spent on any other market.” But expansion is as challenging (and costly) for an outsider as it is rewarding.

Craig Hughes (EVP Strategy & Corp Dev at Teads, formerly Unruly) has lived it: from a $100M+ acquisition, to permanent relocation, from near-failures to a transformative turnaround, and ultimately a billion-dollar merger.

Join a candid conversation about the critical decisions that separate success from expensive failure: when to relocate vs. hire local, how to scale without losing your DNA, solving friction between local sales and distant product teams, and other hard-won insights.

The Adweek 50 of 2021: Shining a Well-Deserved Spotlight on Behind-the-Scenes Stars 

42 rising stars of adtech who are solving advertisers' toughest problems

Served on Unruly's Executive Team.

Led the programmatic transformation of the business, involved in all aspects of repositioning, change management and growth.

Responsible for driving channel & BD strategy and revenue growth globally.