Patrick Albano joined Best Buy Ads as Chief Revenue Officer in April 2026. He leads the growth and commercialization of Best Buy Ads, overseeing sales efforts and revenue strategy. He has spent his career building the go-to-market systems, teams, and cultures behind some of advertising, technology, and media's most recognized brands.

Most recently as VP of Global Business Development at The Trade Desk, Patrick led an enterprise sales organization responsible for multi-billion dollars in annual revenue, overseeing landmark partnerships with many of the world's top brands. Earlier in his career, he scaled multiple business lines at Yahoo, including tripling mobile advertising revenue. He also helped take BLADE public and built the revenue organization at Citizen Sports from the ground up, leading to its acquisition by Yahoo.

He is a past IAB and MMA board member, founder of the IAB AI Committee, and recipient of the ANA Educational Foundation's Talent Champion Award for mentorship. He is a native New Yorker, currently living in Brooklyn with his wife Beth and daughters.