Ari Paparo is the Vice President of Rich Media for DoubleClick. In this role, Paparo leads the company's product vision for rich media, video and emerging technologies. As a thought leader in the online marketing industry, Paparo regularly speaks at industry events including past and future appearances at Ad:Tech, OMMA, iMedia, Widget Summit 2007, Video on the Net and other leading industry events.

Prior to joining DoubleClick, Paparo developed Internet marketing strategies for leading brands and interactive agencies, with an emphasis on emerging technologies, blogs, and syndication. He was a founder and COO of Blink.com, a venture-supported personal information management service.

Ari earned his MBA from Columbia and is a lifelong New Yorker.