Executive team

With over 25 years of executive management experience in technology, marketing, business development and sales, Ryan has formed numerous companies in the tech space, including co-founding Veritone in 2014. Ryan has raised several hundred million dollars in equity financings and created several billion dollars in shareholder value, through the successful founding, management, and liquidation of multiple industry-defining companies, including dMarc Broadcasting, which was acquired by Google, Inc. in 2006, AdForce (IPO) and 2CAN Media (CMGi).

As CFO of Veritone, Mike brings extensive financial leadership honed across diverse industries including media, SaaS, biotech, and more. He is a former Big 4 CPA with expertise in both public and private sectors, including IPO experience, steering companies from early stages to over $1B in revenue.

Craig has more than 25 years of experience in corporate law, leading business and legal affairs for public and private companies. His experience spans across rapidly growing global industries, including mobile, entertainment and digital media, enterprise software and consumer products.

Julie is a seasoned People leader with over 15 years of experience. Driven by her people-centric approach, she celebrates individuality by developing strategic initiatives that empower employees to develop their own career journey at Veritone. She leads a team that is focused on enhancing innovative employee experiences through Veritone’s People Products, which results in a global culture of growth and engagement. Julie partners with the business in building resilient teams and driving organizational excellence that leads to increased productivity and the achievement of Veritone’s business objectives.

Fleming is a senior IT executive with over two decades of experience leading global information technology at Fortune 500 companies across various industries. At Veritone, he is responsible for global technology services. Fleming is passionate about leveraging digital technologies and operational excellence to drive business growth.

Maria has over 25 years of marketing leadership experience and is a 2023 Gold Stevie Award winner from ABA as Marketing Executive of the year based upon her impact on revenue growth, culture, and data centric approach that focused on marketing ROI. Prior to Veritone, Maria was Chief Marketing Officer for HireRight and identified new market strategies and sources of revenue by driving pipeline through direct sales, partnerships, integrations, and targeted vertical & persona driven campaigns.

In his roles at Veritone, Ben is responsible for overseeing our AI Solutions group, product development and Veritone’s proprietary AI operating system. In addition, he also leads corporate development and strategy. Prior to Veritone, Ben held multiple roles with Ingram Micro as the global executive for the IoT, AI, and Mixed-Reality business as well as roles in strategy and corporate development. He has extensive experience in global business operations and cross-border M&A.

As the leader of Veritone’s Media and Entertainment business, Sean is passionate about applying practical uses of AI to help organizations embrace media’s next era and enhance their most valuable investment – content. Sean has over 20 years of experience in various senior management roles in sales, technology operations and strategic partnership development.

As the leader of Veritone’s Public Sector business, Jon is passionate about delivering flexible, scalable, and future-proof AI technologies that drive cost, time, and resource efficiencies while helping to keep our communities safe. Prior to Veritone, Jon was the President and CEO of Quantum and was an audit partner at PwC.

Alex has over 20+ years experience in online job boards and recruitment advertising technology. Focused on delivering the next wave of innovation and intelligence in talent acquisition technology and recruitment advertising with Veritone Hire (integrating 2 iconic brands, Broadbean and PandoLogic). Working with some of the world’s largest recruitment businesses, employers, recruitment technology providers and job boards to automate job distribution, improve recruitment advertising performance and provide intelligent recruitment data.