Ronan Ahern

Ronan Ahern has a diverse work experience spanning over a decade. Ronan started their career as an Online Media Consultant at Google, where they acquired new UK/I based advertising clients and developed online strategies across various advertising platforms. Ronan was then promoted to the role of Senior Online Media Consultant, where they focused on acquiring high-value advertisers in high-yielding verticals.

Ronan later joined AdRoll, initially as the Manager Strategic Accounts | Agency (AU/NZ), where they quickly excelled and was promoted twice. Ronan then became the Manager of Direct Sales & Sales Development EMEA (Enterprise & Mid Market) before taking on the role of Head of New Business Sales & Sales Development (Enterprise & Mid Market). In this position, Ronan led AdRoll's New Business Sales and Sales Development teams across key markets in EMEA and was responsible for developing go-to-market strategies and driving new business across the regions.

Currently, Ronan is working at MongoDB, where they have held several leadership roles. Starting as the Regional Director of Corporate Sales, they led MongoDB's sales team for EMEA, focusing on hiring and developing reps, and driving execution against quarterly and annual plans. Ronan then became the Regional Vice President of Corporate Sales, overseeing 40+ account executives and account managers, and was responsible for the growth and development of all teams. Ronan's most recent role is the Area Vice President of Corporate Sales, where they are responsible for all new customer acquisitions in the start-up/scale-up space for EMEA.

Throughout their career, Ronan has consistently achieved exceptional results and has been recognised for their outstanding performance, including being the first AU rep to close $1m+ in a quarter in new business sales at Google and winning the President's Club at AdRoll.

Ronan Ahern graduated from the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School in 2011 with a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Marketing Practice. Prior to that, they attended the University College Cork from 2008 to 2009 and obtained a Post Graduate degree in Management and Marketing. Further back, from 2004 to 2007, Ronan completed their undergraduate studies at the same university, earning a Bachelor's degree in Social Science. Their field of study during this period was focused on Sociology, Social Policy, and Economics.