Colm Dolan

Colm Dolan is the founder and CEO of Publift, a Sydney-based adtech company that specializes in helping publishers maximize their advertising revenue through programmatic advertising solutions. Born in Portumna, County Galway, Ireland, Dolan has a background in IT and telecommunications, having completed his degree at the University of Limerick and a master's degree in management from University College Dublin's Smurfit Business School.

Before founding Publift in 2015, Dolan worked for several years at Google, where he was involved with the AdWords and AdSense teams. His experience there highlighted the challenges publishers faced in implementing effective ad technologies, which inspired him to create a company that could provide comprehensive support and solutions tailored to their needs. Publift has since grown significantly, serving over 400 websites across 50 countries and establishing a presence in Europe with a new office in Dublin.123

Dolan co-founded Publift with Tobin Page, another former Google employee, and together they aimed to offer a unique, independent approach to ad technology management. This independence allows Publift to optimize and select the best ad technologies for their clients, which has proven successful in increasing ad revenue for publishers.34