Sean Donahoe

Sean Donahoe

Director of Engineering - Retail Ad Services & Advertiser Creative Experiences at Amazon
Kirkland, Washington, United States

Sean Donahoe is Director of Engineering for Retail Ad Services & Advertiser Creative Experiences at Amazon and also Founder & Owner at Management Mentor LLC. He has founded Management Mentor LLC and has held several leadership roles at Amazon, including Chief of Staff for Amazon Media Group and Director of Podcast Advertising. His expertise spans engineering, machine learning, applied science, product management, sales, business development, and corporate strategy.

  • Amazon Director of Engineering - Retail Ad Services & Advertiser Creative Experiences 2026–present, Director of Engineering- Amazon Ads Publisher Technologies 2022–2026, Director - Podcast Advertisting 2021–2022, Sr. Manager - DSP Solutions 2020–2021, Senior Manager - DSP Machine Learning and Optimization 2018–2020, Sr. Manager - Business & Technology 2014–2018, Chief of Staff - Amazon Media Group 2013–2014, Sr. Manager, Corporate Giftcards 2012–2013 · current
  • Management Mentor LLC Founder & Owner 2016–present · current
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    Amazon Director of Engineering- Amazon Ads Publisher Technologies · current
  • Microsoft Director – Marketing Strategy & Insight 2011–2012, US Partner Manager – Yahoo! Bing Search Alliance 2010–2011, Group Manager – Strategic Account Services - Search 2007–2010, Manager – Search Marketing Analytics 2005–2007 · past
  • Discovery Communications Digital Search Marketing Consultant 2004–2005 · past
  • Amdocs Implementation Lead 2002–2003, Team Lead 2000–2002 · past
  • American Management Services, Inc Team Lead 1999–2000, Developer 1998–1999 · past

Education

  • Vanderbilt University MBA, Masters of Business Administration · 2003–2005
  • Carnegie Mellon University BS, Business Administration · 1994–1998

Organizations

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  • Amazon Director of Engineering - Retail Ad Services & Advertiser Creative Experiences 2026–present, Director of Engineering- Amazon Ads Publisher Technologies 2022–2026, Director - Podcast Advertisting 2021–2022, Sr. Manager - DSP Solutions 2020–2021, Senior Manager - DSP Machine Learning and Optimization 2018–2020, Sr. Manager - Business & Technology 2014–2018, Chief of Staff - Amazon Media Group 2013–2014, Sr. Manager, Corporate Giftcards 2012–2013 · current
  • Management Mentor LLC Founder & Owner 2016–present · current
  • Amazon logo
    Amazon Director of Engineering- Amazon Ads Publisher Technologies · current

Education

  • Vanderbilt University MBA, Masters of Business Administration · 2003–2005
  • Carnegie Mellon University BS, Business Administration · 1994–1998

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