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Great Results.

Company Leadership

A dynamic team driven to deliver value to clients and partners ― and to build a company where great people want to work.

  • Scarlett Shipp

    Chief Executive Officer

    Scarlett Shipp

    Chief Executive Officer

    Scarlett brings more than 30 years of experience in analytics, technology, and executive leadership to her new role. She joined AnalyticsIQ in 2019 and has since led the company through transformative growth, serving as Chief Product Officer, COO, President, and most recently CEO. She is widely respected for her strategic vision, people-first leadership style, and deep expertise at the intersection of data, privacy, and marketing intelligence. In her role as CEO over the combined Alliant and AnalyticsIQ organization, she will lead integration and transformation across product and operations.

  • Louise Ward

    Chief Operating Officer

    Louise Ward

    Chief Operating Officer

    Louise Ward is Alliant’s Chief Operating Officer. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Social Science from Liverpool John Moores University and is a UK Qualified Accountant (ACCA). Louise has 20+ years of executive level experience as a leader of Finance and Business Operations for companies across Tech Industries. Louise is passionate about driving company health and sustainable growth with targeted data and talented people.

  • Dave Taylor

    Chief Product Officer

    Dave Taylor

    Chief Product Officer

    Dave is Alliant’s Chief Product Officer, guiding product strategy and development overseeing the Product, Data Science and Data Engineering teams.

    Dave has an impressive product development and management background in creating valuable data solutions for brands and agencies. During his 20+-year career he has held leadership roles at Commerce Signals, a Transunion company, GE Capital, and Priceline — advancing consumer data product efforts. Dave holds a Masters in IS/IT project management from Villanova University and a BS in management information systems from Marist College.

  • Bill Adam

    Chief Technology Officer

    Bill Adam

    Chief Technology Officer

    Bill leads Alliant’s production and technology teams and is the architect of the Alliant Data Hub.

    Prior to Alliant, Bill held senior level positions at emerging businesses and marketing companies including News America Marketing, Edible Arrangements, Ikan Technologies, Grocery Shopping Network, Zadspace, and others. His development credentials include the first integrated card payment system, first patented and personalized digital savings circular, first Internet of Things Wi-Fi-enabled kitchen scanning appliance, and first fully automated print and apply system for on-pack shipment advertising. He has two graduate degrees from Boston University, an MBA and an M.S. in information systems.

  • Joseph Licursi

    Chief Financial Officer

    Joseph Licursi

    Chief Financial Officer

    Joe oversees Alliant’s financial management, ensuring the company has the resources it needs to support its continued growth.

    Joe has a deep background in financial management and accounting for investment and financial management organizations. During his 25 year career he has worked with powerhouses like Morgan Stanley, KPMG and Arthur Andersen — and has led accounting and reporting operations for a range of specialized private equity, asset management and hedge funds. Joe holds a BS in accounting from Fordham University, and is a Certified Public Accountant in New York and a member of the AICPA.

  • Julie Viscardi

    Chief People Officer

    Julie Viscardi

    Chief People Officer

    Julie serves as the Chief People Officer for Alliant, setting the strategic vision for the organization’s people and culture agenda.

    She brings extensive global HR and enterprise leadership experience from her career at Gartner, Inc., where she held senior roles across HR Business Partner and Center of Excellence functions, supporting global business units and leading complex cross-regional initiatives. Earlier in her career, she held operational roles at Marakon and Piazza, Melmed and Berkowitz. Julie holds a BA in English with a minor in Philosophy from California State University, Long Beach.

  • Donna Hamilton

    Head of Innovation & Development

    Donna Hamilton

    Head of Innovation & Development

    Donna heads up Data Strategy and partners closely with Product, Sales, and Data Science to maximize the use of first, second, and third-party data sets across Alliant solutions. A committed change agent, Donna is the catalyst and architect of many of Alliant’s key digital innovations, enabling Alliant’s clients to diversify their marketing efforts with a range of digital advertising solutions.

    Donna came to Alliant following a successful 14-year career with Millard Group and InfoGroup, where she worked on business development efforts to transition traditional mailers to email, online, mobile, database, and modeling programs. She has strong ties into the local New York advertising and marketing community previously serving as an HVDMA board member and recipient of a MCNY Silver Apple award in 2021. Donna holds a B.B.A. in Marketing from National University, San Diego, CA.

  • Linda Walker

    SVP, Operations

    Linda Walker

    SVP, Operations

    Linda Walker is Alliant’s SVP of Operations. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Technology from Southern Polytechnic State University. Linda has extensive experience in business operations, project management, implementation, adoption, distribution, engineering and manufacturing which fuel her passion for building collaborative teams, driving process efficiencies, and creative resource management to drive success for the organization.

  • Mitch Eisenberg

    SVP, General Counsel & Data Compliance Officer

    Mitch Eisenberg

    SVP, General Counsel & Data Compliance Officer

    Mitch oversees Alliant’s Legal & Compliance team and serves as the Company’s General Counsel and Data Compliance Officer ensuring oversight and compliance in today’s evolving data privacy landscape.

    Mitch has an extensive background spanning 35+ years handling legal strategy and oversight for a range of companies in the advertising and media space. Prior to Alliant, he has led legal teams at PulsePoint/WebMD, Mediabistro, Jupitermedia, Internet.com and more — handling privacy & compliance, commercial agreements, corporate policy, and a broad range of legal matters. Mitch holds a Juris Doctorate Degree from New York University School of Law and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) and Bachelors of Science in Business from the University of Connecticut.

  • St.Clair McLean

    SVP, Infrastucture & Security

    St.Clair McLean

    SVP, Infrastucture & Security

    St.Clair heads up the Infrastructure and Technology Support team, handling the organization’s expanding technology and data infrastructure needs.

    St. Clair has extensive experience at Alliant leading infrastructure, data security, and systems administration functions and teams. He studied Computer Science and Computer Engineering at Stony Brook University.

  • Walter Chistoni

    SVP, Sales

    Walter Chistoni

    SVP, Sales

    Walter leads Alliant’s New Business and Client Engagement sales teams, ensuring the company drives growth of key vertical accounts and expands Membership of the DataHub data cooperative.

    Walter has a proven track record of leading sales teams for data brands, publishers, and agencies. During his career he has held executive roles at Data Axle, PMX, Media Horizons Inc., American Media, and News America Marketing — delivering bespoke solutions to brands leveraging first- and third-party data across channels. Walter holds a BS in marketing from Fordham University, and is an active member of multi-channel marketing, shopper insights, direct response, and retail activation groups.

  • Margo Hock

    VP, Digital Partnerships

    Margo Hock

    VP, Digital Partnerships

    Margo Hock is the Vice President of Partnerships. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Hearing & Speech Disorder from The University of Kansas. Margo has been driving successful partnerships as a sales, account executive, and partnerships leader for over 15 years. Margo is as passionate about partner success as she is her own.

Industry Leadership

Alliant supports industry participation and community service at every level of the organization. Whether the focus is strategy, technology, regulatory matters, or education, we believe that the insight our people gain informs and benefits all of our interactions with clients. Here are just a few of the organizations with which Alliant team members are actively involved.

Certifications

The Alliant team actively seeks opportunities to validate our solutions in a way that provides brands and agencies confidence in their investment.

Compliance by Design

Information security and respect for the consumer are the foundations of data-driven marketing.

Alliant’s systems and processes are purpose-built to protect business information and the people behind the numbers. Our goal is to exceed ever-growing expectations for compliant data use in marketing by continually evolving and improving our practices.

  • All consumer and business support data is maintained in a SSAE-16 compliant facility
  • All transactional data is converted to protect Member contribution
  • All PII data is encrypted in transit
  • Databases are continuously monitored for integrity and security
  • All Alliant Associates undergo extensive background checks and ongoing data security training
  • In-house privacy and compliance team, legal counsel holds Masters in cybersecurity
  • Key associates are ANA/DMA certified in data governance
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