Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer and Entrepreneur LigaData
Bassel Yassine Ojjeh
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer and Entrepreneur LigaData, Palo Alto, California USA
Bassel Yassine Ojjeh dedicated his career to advancing Big Data and behavioral targeting through innovative data technologies. As co-founder and CEO of LigaData, he played a significant role in developing solutions that enhance business performance. With multiple patents and successful startups to his name, he built large data organizations at companies like Microsoft, Yahoo!, and nPario.
Before LigaData, Bassel co-founded nPario, serving as CEO, and held the position of Senior Vice President of Strategic Data Solutions at Yahoo! after its acquisition of DMX Group, a business intelligence firm he founded. He also co-founded digiMine (later Audience Science), providing solutions for Fortune 100 enterprises such as American Express, Daimler-Chrysler, and Microsoft.
Earlier in his career, Bassel spent a decade at Microsoft as one of the original developers at Fox Software. His leadership and contributions earned him the Graduate of the Year Award from Bowling Green State University. Through his ventures, Bassel consistently pushed innovation, leaving a lasting impact on Big Data and behavioral targeting.