Derek Leonard

Derek Leonard, PhD, currently serves as the Sr. Director of Product at LiveRamp, a position held since September 2024. Prior to this role, Derek was the Head of Data Collaboration/Clean Room Product at Roku Inc., where leadership as the lead product manager guided the clean room project from inception to commercial viability from January 2021 to August 2024. Earlier professional experience includes roles as VP of Engineering in Identity Engineering and Director of Engineering in the Data & Technology Group at Kinesso from 2019 to 2021. Derek's career at Acxiom and LiveRamp spanned from 2011 to 2019, where positions included Director of Engineering for Audience Solutions Engineering and Data Scientist within the Product & Engineering Division. Academically, Derek holds a PhD in Computer Science from Texas A&M University and a BA in Mathematics and Computer Science with a minor in Economics from Hendrix College.