Mr. Ralf Hirt

Council Member Biography

Ralf Hirt is a seasoned Internet executive and Vice President International at Glam Media, a vertical media and technology firm powering the world's largest digital lifestyle ecosystem. He previously spent nine years at DoubleClick (Google) in NYC, London, Sydney and Hong Kong as the Vice President of Operations and Strategy Partnerships, a Senior Director Publishers, a Managing Director for Asia Pacific and the Director of the Board at DoubleClick Japan KK. He has worked with leading players in the digital advertising/ marketing industry around the globe, including News Corp, IAC, FT, Sina, Netease, WPP, Aegis and Publicis as well as world-class marketers including Mercedes-Benz, eBay, L'Oreal and Procter & Gamble. Prior to this, Mr. Hirt was with FIT, a database marketing firm part of Omnicom. He is the Founder/ President of 8W8 ventures, a company focusing in business models and knowledge for the digital age. He co-authored "Infrastructure & Productivity in Asia", and is the author of 8W8 - Global Space Tribes, an Amazon Kindle bestseller in the globalization category. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

2007 - Unspecified

VP International, Glam Media Inc.

2006 - Unspecified

President, 8W8 Ventures Inc.

1998 - 2007

Vice President, DOUBLECLICK