# Maxx Lobo

> Maxx Lobo is the Chief Executive Officer of Ask Media Group, the IAC-owned digital media and performance marketing company behind Ask.com and other properties reaching 245 million people monthly. A two-decade veteran of ad-tech, cloud infrastructure, and digital media, Lobo rose through the ranks as CTO and COO/President before taking the top role in 2025. Under his operational leadership, Ask Media Group tripled its EBITDA from $50 million to over $100 million in four years, cementing his reputation as one of the more quietly effective operators in the digital media landscape.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Ask Media Group
- **Organizations:** Ask Media Group, IAC
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S., Western Kentucky University, Certified Business Executive (CBE), UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, DevOps Foundation Certificate (Agile, Lean, Kanban, DevOps), DevOps Institute
- **Known for:** Tripled Ask Media Group's EBITDA from $50 million to over $100 million in four years as President/COO, Built and led most of Ask Media Group's current engineering, product, and marketing teams, Grew Ask Media Group's reach to 245 million monthly users globally

## Career timeline

- **2016** — Joined IAC's publishing vertical, working across Ask Media Group, Investopedia, Dotdash, Dictionary, and The Daily Beast
- **2019** — Named Chief Technology Officer at Ask Media Group
- **2021** — Promoted to Chief Operating Officer / President at Ask Media Group
- **2021-2025** — As President/COO, oversaw tripling of EBITDA from $50M to over $100M over four years
- **2025** — Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Ask Media Group, succeeding Tim Allen

## Achievements

- Tripled Ask Media Group's EBITDA from $50 million to over $100 million in four years as President/COO
- Built and led most of Ask Media Group's current engineering, product, and marketing teams
- Grew Ask Media Group's reach to 245 million monthly users globally
- Led AI-driven yield optimization and ad-tech innovation at scale
- Advanced proprietary bot detection and ad fraud systems serving the AMG portfolio
- Earned DevOps Foundation Certificate demonstrating hands-on technical commitment

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Appointed CEO of Ask Media Group, succeeding Tim Allen who had held the role since June 2023
- **2023-06** — IAC announced leadership changes at CareCom and Ask Media Group; Maxx Lobo served as President/COO under Tim Allen's CEO tenure

## Links

- Website: https://askmediagroup.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/maxxclobo
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/askdotcom

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Last updated: 2026-05-16