# Vitaly Pecherskiy

> Vitaly Pecherskiy is the Toronto-based co-founder and CEO of StackAdapt. A University of Ottawa commerce graduate and former AdParlor employee, he co-founded StackAdapt with Ildar Shar and Yang Han in 2014, served as COO and became CEO in January 2024. He writes about business and family, supports educational opportunities and was named to Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 in 2026.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at StackAdapt
- **Organizations:** StackAdapt, AdParlor
- **From:** Saint Petersburg, Russia
- **Education:** Bachelor of Commerce, Finance, University of Ottawa
- **Known for:** Co-founded StackAdapt in 2014 and helped grow it to more than 1,800 employees worldwide by September 2026., Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 honoree, 2026., Marketing Magazine’s 30 Under 30 honoree, 2014.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Moved from Russia to Canada with his family at age 17.
- **—** — Graduated from the University of Ottawa and moved to Toronto seeking finance work; joined AdParlor instead.
- **2014** — Co-founded StackAdapt with Ildar Shar and Yang Han; recognized in Marketing Magazine’s 30 Under 30.
- **2021** — Established an entrance award at Waterloo for Black or Indigenous engineering students.
- **2022** — Helped create a new basketball court at Christie Lake Kids; StackAdapt received a US$300 million investment from Summit Partners.
- **2024** — Became StackAdapt CEO on January 1 after serving as COO.
- **2025** — StackAdapt announced US$235 million in equity funding led by Teachers’ Venture Growth.
- **2026** — Named to Canada’s Top 40 Under 40.

## Achievements

- Co-founded StackAdapt in 2014 and helped grow it to more than 1,800 employees worldwide by September 2026.
- Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 honoree, 2026.
- Marketing Magazine’s 30 Under 30 honoree, 2014.
- Established a C$20,000 Waterloo entrance award, alternatively split into two C$10,000 awards, for Black or Indigenous engineering students in 2021.
- Helped replace a basketball court at Christie Lake Kids, opened July 3, 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Named to Canada’s Top 40 Under 40; StackAdapt reported more than 1,800 employees worldwide.
- **2026-09** — Published a leadership training presentation originally prepared for StackAdapt frontline managers in 2022.
- **2026-04** — Appeared in a BetaKit video interview about StackAdapt, AI and leadership.

## Links

- Website: https://vitalypecherskiy.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vitalypecherskiy/

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