Leadership Team

Bryan Depew / CEO & Co-Founder

Upon graduating from Washington & Lee University in 1997
with a degree in Economics, Bryan started his career working
for a Washington D.C. based commercial real estate development firm.  Soon after, he re-located to San Diego to
join the fast growing Land Services Division of Grubb & Ellis, becoming head of the Division in less than three years.

After several years in real estate, Bryan Depew shifted gears and joined the online advertising industry; first by consulting
with advertising startups interested in addressing the real estate market and then by co-founding Impact Engine, Inc.  As one of the founders, Bryan was an essential member of the team that secured equity financing for the business and formed the vision for its media platform.    

At Impact Engine, Bryan leads and manages company operations as well as intellecutal property monetization strategy.  His leadership played a pivotal role in managing the Impact Engine v. Google lawsuit through Federal Circuit and Supreme Court appeals, securing favorable §101 rulings while overseeing the addition of eight new patents to the Impact Engine IP portfolio.

Prior to becoming CEO, Bryan headed the Company's Product Development Team for over a decade, creating and commercializing three unique software platforms from inception to scale.  He is the named co-inventor on 15 seminal US Patents directed to programmatic advertising. Prior to his role as VP of Product Development, Bryan led Impact Engine's Sales and Business Development efforts, achieving broad adoption of multiple products and platforms across thousands of advertisers and media organizations throughout the US, Canada and Europe. Bryan is a former NCAA lacrosse player and an avid surfer.  He is a native of Maryland and now resides in San Diego with his wife and four children.

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