Harry Kargman
About Harry Kargman
Harry Kargman is the founder and CEO of Kargo, the leading mobile brand advertising marketplace. Harry was named an EY Entrepreneur of the Year in 2016. Harry is the chief architect of Kargo’s strategy and culture. Under his leadership over the last thirteen years, Harry has transformed Kargo from a small start-up into one of the advertising industry’s fastest- growing and most innovative technology companies — announced as an Inc. 500 winner in 2015. Harry sits on the Advertising Council Board of Directors. Today, Kargo works with the world’s most prestigious brands to deliver mobile advertising that goes beyond the banner. Kargo’s technology can be found on more than 300 of the largest media company properties – from The New York Times to Hearst, NBC to Viacom, Scripps to Turner, CNN to Fox, Time, Inc. to Vice and many more– and its technology powers the campaigns of more than 200 of the most influential consumer brands. Harry holds over fifty patents related to Kargo’s technology and continues to push the company to innovate. Kargo has pioneered unique media formats and data across publishers to help serve the right advertising and creative formats to the right user. Kargo has been recognized with some of highest honors in the digital advertising industry, including more than 7 Mobi and OMMA awards for creative innovation. Harry’s experience building Kargo from the ground up has given him a deep understanding of the latest trends. He is a frequent speaker and panelist at CES, IAB, Advertising Week, Websummit, Cannes and other advertising and technology conferences, and has been featured in The New York Times, The Today Show, AdAge, Bloomberg, Fox Business, The Wall Street Journal, NPR and dozens of other media outlets. Harry graduated with honors from Harvard College, where he is now an advisor to young entrepreneurs through the Harvard Innovation Lab. He lives in New York City with his wife and three children.