DSPolitical Leadership

Mark Jablonowski is Managing Partner and Chief Technology Officer of DSPolitical, the nation’s premier voter targeted digital advertising network.A progressive technologist with fifteen years of experience innovating new ways for campaigns to use data and technology, he has overseen the development of DemocraticAds.com, the company’s award-winning self-serve voter targeted digital advertising platform used by hundreds of local and down-ballot campaigns in all 50 states. He has also overseen the development of DSPolitical’s tech stack, helping it to become an industry leader in audience targeting and automation.A sought-after thought leader, Mark is a widely quoted expert (Washington Post, Bloomberg, Axios, CNN, etc.) on issues ranging from political technology and audience targeting to the technological hubris of Cambridge Analytica to Russian interference in our elections through social media. He has also engaged audiences during events sponsored by American Advertising Federation, National Association of Broadcasters, U.S. Department of State, American Association of Political Consultants, Campaigns & Elections Magazine, LiveRamp and others.Previously, Mark served as Chief Technology Officer at the Presidential Inaugural Committee, where he oversaw all technical, communication, and data issues and helped to create the most open and accessible inauguration in American history. Joining President Obama’s 2008 campaign before the New Hampshire primary, Mark traveled the country managing regional IT operations until he landed at Chicago headquarters as IT special projects manager and regional IT director. There he was responsible for multi-million-dollar contract negotiations and the implementation of innovative technology solutions.An avid backcountry skier, Mark is a native of Anchorage, Alaska. He lives with his wife Rachel in our nation’s capital.