# Rick Greenberg

> Rick Greenberg is the New York-based co-founder and founding CEO of Kepler and, since April 1, 2026, CEO of kyu. His career spans brand management at P&G and Unilever, consulting at Rosetta and advertising technology at MediaMath. He helped launch Kepler in 2012, joined kyu with its acquisition in 2018, and subsequently led kyu Pulse and served as kyu president.

- **Role:** CEO at kyu
- **Organizations:** kyu, kyu Pulse, Kepler, MediaMath, Rosetta, Unilever, Procter & Gamble
- **Education:** B.A., Intellectual History, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Co-founded Kepler in 2012 with six founding employees and nine initial clients., Helped build the Kepler Intelligence Platform., Led Kepler as it joined kyu in 2018, when it had 170 staff.

## Career timeline

- **1993** — Completes a B.A. in Intellectual History at the University of Pennsylvania.
- **Before 2012** — Works in brand management at P&G and Unilever, consulting at Rosetta, and as SVP, Americas at MediaMath.
- **2012** — Co-founds Kepler with five colleagues and becomes founding CEO.
- **2018** — Kepler joins kyu.
- **2024** — Becomes CEO of kyu Pulse.
- **2025** — Becomes president of kyu; co-founder Remy Stiles is appointed Kepler global CEO in November.
- **2026** — Becomes CEO of kyu effective April 1; Michael Birkin becomes chairman.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Kepler in 2012 with six founding employees and nine initial clients.
- Helped build the Kepler Intelligence Platform.
- Led Kepler as it joined kyu in 2018, when it had 170 staff.
- Led the eight-company kyu Pulse network.
- Appointed CEO of kyu effective April 1, 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Became CEO of kyu effective April 1, following an announcement on March 31.
- **2025-11** — Kepler appointed co-founder Remy Stiles global CEO as Greenberg’s remit expanded within kyu.
- **2025-04** — kyu publicly launched Pulse, an eight-company network led by Greenberg.

## Links

- Website: https://kyu.com/people/rick-greenberg
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-greenberg-kyu

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Last updated: 2026-10-23