# Michael Beebe

> Michael Beebe is the CEO of Dstillery, a New York-based AI ad targeting company known for its patented ID-free technology. A former Goldman Sachs analyst who spent two decades as an investor at Soros Fund Management, Viking Global, and his own fund Mojave Capital, he joined Dstillery in 2017 as CFO and was named CEO in August 2018. Under his leadership Dstillery pivoted from a demand-side platform into an audience data company betting on privacy-safe, cookie-free targeting.

- **Role:** CEO at Dstillery
- **Organizations:** Dstillery, Mojave Capital, Viking Global Investors, Soros Fund Management, Goldman Sachs
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BBA, Finance, James Madison University, MBA, Clarkson University
- **Known for:** Named CEO of Dstillery in August 2018, Led Dstillery's transformation from DSP to audience data company, Recognized as a Next Generation analyst by Institutional Investor

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Analyst at Goldman Sachs covering ad agency holding companies and media firms (8 years)
- **2000s-2010s** — Investor and portfolio manager at Soros Fund Management and Viking Global Investors
- **2010s** — Founded Mojave Capital
- **2017-05** — Joined Dstillery as CFO
- **2017-12** — Appointed Interim CEO of Dstillery
- **2018-08** — Named permanent CEO by Dstillery's Board of Directors
- **2019-06** — Dstillery closed Series D funding of $5.9M
- **2023** — Public advocacy for ID-free targeting; Tombras partnership announced
- **2024** — Speaker at Adweek House Cannes

## Achievements

- Named CEO of Dstillery in August 2018
- Led Dstillery's transformation from DSP to audience data company
- Recognized as a Next Generation analyst by Institutional Investor
- Named a Best Stock Picker by The Wall Street Journal
- Grew Dstillery to ~94 employees and ~$55M annual revenue
- Championed the launch and adoption of patented ID-free targeting technology

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — Featured at Adweek House Cannes 2024 discussing continued innovation in a changing programmatic landscape.
- **2025-03** — Listed as speaker at Advertising Week Europe 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://dstillery.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mjbeebe/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Dstillery
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiN6SxXC15I
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/Dstillery-765401576894265/

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Last updated: 2026-07-09