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Yahoo
Early commercial leader
Built advertising and publisher partnerships that fuelled one of the first digital media platforms at scale. The lesson learned early: great products only win when paired with the right commercial engine.
Brandon Pierce
Founder · Advisor · Investor
Nearly three decades turning technology that already worked into businesses that finally paid. Now doing it alongside founders.
02
Microsoft
Vertical Director, Financial Services
Led global strategic partnerships and go-to-market for the Financial Services business, deepening relationships with the world’s leading technology companies and building industry solutions that accelerated customer growth.
03
Joined pre-IPO
Helped build one of the company’s early commercial organizations. Led a global team across technology, telco and consumer electronics partnerships as brands shifted billions in spend to mobile.
04
Head of Global Ads Partnerships
Scaled advertising revenue from roughly $100M to more than $1B, and built the ecosystem that represented about 80% of Reddit’s advertising revenue at IPO. Shipped the commercial infrastructure behind it, including the Advertising API.
- Revenue scaled
- $100M to $1B
- Of ad revenue at IPO
- ~80%
- Markets reached
- 20+
05
Pierce Growth Partners
2025 to present
Partnering with founders, CEOs and investors to commercialize innovation, build high-performing teams and scale enduring businesses, using three decades of operator experience to navigate inflection points with clarity.
Most people avoid the storm.
Buffalo run toward it.
Great leaders don’t wait for certainty. They confront change, align good people around a common purpose, and move through adversity together.
- Courage
- Accountability
- Humility
- Resilience
- Teamwork
- Impact
It’s how I lead. It’s how I build. It’s how we win, together.
Where he puts his time
Angel investor and advisor
KARA
An AI platform for private markets. Supporting strategy, commercial growth and go-to-market execution, alongside category design and venture narrative.
Institutional
Institutional advisory
Advising institutional investors and executive research firms on technology, digital advertising, AI and commercialization trends.
Founders
Founder advisory
Working with founders and executive teams at pivotal stages to define strategy, build go-to-market plans and scale revenue with operational discipline.
