Paul Bannister

Paul Bannister is the Chief Strategy Officer at Raptive. In his role, he leads the company's advertising teams to drive the best performance for creators and advertisers. His teams work to create compelling media experiences that connect the world’s largest brands with the company’s more than 5,000 creators.

He joined the company in 2006 and held a series of senior strategy and development roles before being appointed Chief Strategy Officer. During his tenure, he has been a key architect in building the company’s industry-leading programmatic approach and shaping the company’s cutting-edge products and programs.

Before joining Raptive, he founded Online Gaming Review, one of the first websites dedicated to computer games, authored two books on computer games, and held roles at USWeb/CKS, Ameritrade, and CMP Media.

Paul serves on the board of the IAB Tech Lab and is actively involved in the W3C and Prebid communities that are driving the future of advertising.