Craig Simmons

Craig Simmons is a self-starting, detail-oriented Vice President of Product at Rakuten Advertising. Graduating from the University of Washington, Michael G. Foster School of Business with a BA in Business Information Systems and Economics, Craig went on to have a prolific career in the advertising and marketing industry in clients services, analytics, ad server technologies, and programmatic platforms such as SSP, DSP, and Ad Networks. His expertise in the industry is varied, with a deep understanding of campaign verification technologies, ad viewability, and bot fraud.

Craig's professional achievements include serving as the Director of Product Management at Rubicon Project, Sr. Manager of Product at Rubicon Project, and Manager of Product Strategy and Operations at Exponential. He also worked in client services at comScore, Inc. and was Advertising Operations Manager for AdXpose, which was later acquired by comScore.

In his free time, Craig volunteers with the American Cancer Society as a Relay for Life Event Chairman and ACS Event Trainer. He is a high-energy individual with strong work ethics, public relations skills, and an ability to work both independently and collaboratively.