Steven Pearson

Steven Pearson is the Senior Vice President of Data Science and Data Engineering at Ampersand, a role he has held since September 2019. In this position, he manages the data engineering and data science teams, focusing on providing cross-screen planning and viewership insights across various platforms, including linear television and digital video.1

Background and Career

• Education: Pearson graduated from the University of California, Berkeley.

• Early Career: He began his career in the video game industry, working at a small development company called Third-i Productions, where he honed his programming skills and gained insights into the business side of technology. He later moved to Sony Online Entertainment, where he worked on online multiplayer games, which exposed him to large-scale internet development.

• Notable Positions:

  • At CBS Digital Media, he led a team responsible for the backend technology of CBS.com and CBSNews.com, developing a video serving infrastructure.
  • He transitioned to Tremor Video as SVP of Engineering, where he significantly expanded the engineering team and helped build an award-winning video ad serving and analytics platform.
  • At Visible World, he oversaw the development of systems for household-based targeted advertising in television.

• Current Role: At Ampersand, Pearson leverages his extensive experience in technology and data to enhance advertising capabilities across multiple media platforms.1