Loren Donelson

Loren Donelson is an accomplished internet and mobile product leader with a strong technical background, known for developing applications used by millions worldwide.

Currently serving as the General Manager of Rakuten Rebates at Rakuten Rewards, Loren oversees a team of 35 professionals responsible for a consumer website rewarding members with Rakuten Points for online purchases.

Previously, at Verve Mobile, Loren successfully led a distributed team in developing a SaaS platform and applications for major publishers like NBC, the Associated Press, and Hearst. He also spearheaded Verve's ad technology initiatives, including programmatic, real-time bidders, ad network mediation, and SDKs.

During his tenure at Google, Loren managed AdSense products, achieving annual run rates exceeding $500 million and driving RPM growth by over 25%.

Loren's experience at Access IT involved leading product development for the pioneering digital cinema rollout in the United States.

Loren has a passion for collaborating with designer-coders, business-focused engineers, and adaptive sales teams. He maintains a hands-on approach to product development, occasionally coding to explore new technologies and concepts.

His specialties encompass Android and iOS development, internet technology, advertising, project management, information management, problem-solving, and fostering creativity.

Loren Donelson holds a Master of Science in Informatics from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Science in Applied Science, Computer Science from Washington University in St. Louis.

His professional journey includes roles at Rakuten, Ebates, Verve Wireless, BrightCloud, Google, Access Integrated Technologies, Siegelgale, and Ernst & Young LLP.