# Chad Engelgau
> Chief Executive Officer, Innovairre
- Profile type: Person
- Profile status: baseline
- Last updated: 2026-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
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## Summary
Former Acxiom CEO (2020–2024) who spent 17 years at the Conway, Arkansas data-marketing firm before departing in January 2024 to lead nonprofit fundraising services company Innovairre. His exit triggered the leadership transition that ultimately unified Acxiom and KINESSO under successor Jarrod Martin.

## Profile facts

- Current title: Chief Executive Officer, Innovairre


## Career trajectory

- 2011-01-01 — Senior Director, Product & Engineering at acxiom. Early product leadership role at Acxiom following nine years at Dell.
- 2019-10-01 — Global Chief Data Strategist, Kinesso at kinesso. Moved from Acxiom into IPG's data-intelligence unit Kinesso after IPG's 2018 acquisition of Acxiom.
- 2020-02-28 — Chief Executive Officer, Acxiom at acxiom. Promoted to global CEO of Acxiom, succeeding Dennis Self. Previously held CMO and head-of-strategy roles during his earlier 13-year run at Acxiom.
- 2024-01-12 — Departure announced from Acxiom at acxiom. IPG announces Engelgau will leave Acxiom at the end of January 2024 for a non-profit-sector opportunity. COO John Watkins named interim leader.
- 2024-01-29 — Chief Executive Officer, Innovairre at innovairre. Named CEO of Cherry Hill, NJ-based Innovairre, a global nonprofit fundraising services provider serving 500+ charities.

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## Key facts

- Engelgau was named CEO of Acxiom on February 28, 2020, succeeding Dennis Self. — Campaign US: https://www.campaignlive.com/article/ipgs-acxiom-appoints-chad-engelgau-global-ceo/1675551
- On January 12, 2024, IPG announced Engelgau would leave Acxiom at the end of January 2024 after 17 years with the company to take a role in the non-profit sector. — GlobeNewswire (IPG release): https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/01/12/2808791/0/en/Acxiom-CEO-Chad-Engelgau-to-Leave-Data-Driven-Marketing-Giant-for-Opportunity-in-Non-profit-Sector.html
- Acxiom COO John Watkins assumed the CEO role on an interim basis upon Engelgau's departure, reporting to IPG CEO Philippe Krakowsky. — GlobeNewswire (IPG release): https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/01/12/2808791/0/en/Acxiom-CEO-Chad-Engelgau-to-Leave-Data-Driven-Marketing-Giant-for-Opportunity-in-Non-profit-Sector.html
- Engelgau was named CEO of Cherry Hill, NJ-based Innovairre, a global nonprofit fundraising services provider, in an announcement dated January 29, 2024. — PR.com (Innovairre release): https://www.pr.com/press-release/905105
- Before joining Acxiom, Engelgau spent nine years at Dell, rising from product engineering manager to corporate strategist. — AY Magazine: https://armoneyandpolitics.com/acxiom-engelgau-leaves/


## Related

- acxiom (former-ceo) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/acxiom/
- jarrod martin (successor-as-acxiom-ceo) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/people/jarrod-martin/
- kinesso (former-executive) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/kinesso/


## External coverage

- 2020-02-28 — Campaign US: IPG's Acxiom appoints Chad Engelgau as global CEO (https://www.campaignlive.com/article/ipgs-acxiom-appoints-chad-engelgau-global-ceo/1675551)
- 2024-01-12 — GlobeNewswire / IPG: Acxiom CEO Chad Engelgau to Leave Data-Driven Marketing Giant for Opportunity in Non-profit Sector (https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/01/12/2808791/0/en/Acxiom-CEO-Chad-Engelgau-to-Leave-Data-Driven-Marketing-Giant-for-Opportunity-in-Non-profit-Sector.html)
- 2024-01-29 — PR.com / Innovairre: Innovairre Names Chad Engelgau as New Chief Executive Officer (https://www.pr.com/press-release/905105)
- 2024-01-29 — Arkansas Business: Departing Acxiom CEO Chad Engelgau to Join Nonprofit Services Firm Innovairre (https://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/departing-acxiom-ceo-chad-engelgau-to-join-nonprofit-services-firm-innovairre/)
- 2024-01-15 — AY Magazine: Acxiom CEO Engelgau Leaves Company for Nonprofit Work (https://armoneyandpolitics.com/acxiom-engelgau-leaves/)

## Profile
Chad Engelgau spent the bulk of his career inside Acxiom — 13 years before being elevated, then four years as CEO — making his January 2024 departure a meaningful inflection point for the IPG-owned data unit. His exit, framed officially as a move into nonprofit fundraising at Innovairre, opened the seat that Jarrod Martin would eventually fill in a unified Acxiom + KINESSO leadership role five months later, consolidating IPG's data and performance-marketing assets under a single executive.

## Tags

- identity
- data-marketing
- exec-transition
- acxiom
- ipg

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