# Tim Mahlman

> Tim Mahlman is the CEO of Narrative I/O, a New York-based data collaboration platform that lets companies buy, sell, and share data as easily as sending an email. He took the top job in May 2023 after a 25-plus-year run through the plumbing of digital advertising: founding member of one of the first ad networks in 1996, co-founder of the video exchange Vidible, president of platforms at AOL and then Verizon Media where the division grew from $1.5B to $4B, and president of the pet-health startup Petabyte before it was acquired by Chewy. He splits his time between New York City and the Bay Area.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Narrative I/O
- **Organizations:** Narrative I/O, Petabyte Technology, Verizon Media, AOL, Yahoo, Vidible, Greycroft, 24/7 Media, CLIQNOW!, BlueLithium
- **Nationality:** American
- **Known for:** Grew Verizon Media's platforms division from $1.5B to $4B in revenue over three years., Led a global organization of 4,000+ people across engineering, product and business at Verizon Media., Co-founded Vidible, a video content exchange acquired by AOL.

## Career timeline

- **1996** — Founding member of CLIQNOW!, one of the first online advertising networks, later acquired by 24/7 Media.
- **1996-2000s** — At 24/7 Media, served as US Vice President of Sales, then Senior Vice President of APAC, based in Hong Kong.
- **2000s** — Chief Revenue Officer at BlueLithium; became VP of Platform Sales at Yahoo! via BlueLithium's acquisition.
- **2014** — Co-founded Vidible, a video content exchange; joined AOL when Vidible was acquired.
- **2016** — Promoted to President of AOL Platforms, replacing Bob Lord, overseeing ~1,400 engineers, product and sales staff.
- **2017-2019** — President of Platforms at Verizon Media; division grew from $1.5B to $4B over three years across a 4,000+ person global org. Part of leadership through AOL's sale to Verizon and Verizon's acquisition of Yahoo!.
- **2019-2023** — President, Board Member and Investor at Petabyte Technology; company acquired by Chewy during his tenure.
- **2023** — Named CEO of Narrative I/O on May 23, 2023, succeeding founder Nick Jordan.

## Achievements

- Grew Verizon Media's platforms division from $1.5B to $4B in revenue over three years.
- Led a global organization of 4,000+ people across engineering, product and business at Verizon Media.
- Co-founded Vidible, a video content exchange acquired by AOL.
- Helped build CLIQNOW!, one of the internet's first online advertising networks (est. 1996).
- As President of Petabyte Technology, part of leadership through its acquisition by Chewy.
- Under his leadership, Narrative I/O partnered with Snowflake and The Trade Desk to syndicate marketplace data natively in the cloud.

## Latest updates

- **2023-05** — Named Chief Executive Officer of Narrative I/O, succeeding founder Nick Jordan.
- **2023-10** — Narrative I/O and Snowflake announced syndication of data to The Trade Desk, extending the marketplace into the cloud.
- **2024-10** — Featured as a speaker at Advertising Week New York 2024.
- **2026-01** — Narrative I/O promoted its presence at CES 2026, continuing its data-collaboration push.

## Links

- Website: https://narrative.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-mahlman-a7203820/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/narrative_io
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/narrative.io/

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Last updated: 2026-07-08