Matt Van Houten

Matt’s views on media, advertising, technology and innovation come from 15+ years and 360° of industry experience working across the Entertainment and Media sectors at powerful brands (ViacomCBS, WarnerMedia), scaled distributors (AT&T, DirecTV, Xandr), and respected universities (CUNY Baruch College, NYU).
Matt joined AT&T in 2012. During his tenure and now, as a senior executive in a highly cross-functional area of DirecTV’s advertising portfolio, he has led the growth of multi-billion dollar domestic and international businesses across traditional and emerging media.

Matt holds several patents and is a two time EMMY® award winner for his work in advanced advertising. He consistently builds high performing product, strategy & business development teams, has established strategic partnerships in changing media landscapes, has led investment M&A and developed new lines of business, and has enabled revenue growth across national, addressable, local, and programmatic ad sales channels.