# Tony Fagan
> Chief Executive Officer at videoamp
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- Last updated: 2026-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
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- Also known as: Tony Fagan
## Summary
Tony Fagan is the chief executive of VideoAmp, the JIC-certified cross-screen TV currency provider. He was promoted to CEO on January 6, 2026, after stints as the company's first CTO and as president, and previously spent roughly 15 years at Google, most recently as vice president of ads data science and engineering.

## Profile facts

- Current title: Chief Executive Officer
- Current company: videoamp (https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/videoamp/)


## Career trajectory

- 2006-01-01 — Senior leader, Ads Data Science and Engineering (eventually VP) at google. Approximately 15-year tenure; led data science and engineering teams building products for ad planning, targeting, optimization, and measurement, including cross-screen measurement work tied to YouTube logs data.
- 2021-08-04 — Chief Technology Officer at videoamp. Hired as VideoAmp's first CTO; charged with accelerating innovation of measurement and big-data solutions.
- 2022-09-19 — Chief Technology Officer (expanded role) at videoamp. Scope broadened to include oversight of Product, Engineering, and R&D departments alongside CTO duties.
- 2024-01-01 — President at videoamp. Promoted to president during the leadership reshuffle that brought Peter Liguori in as executive chairman; oversaw advancement of VideoAmp's technology stack and outcomes-driven architecture.
- 2026-01-06 — Chief Executive Officer at videoamp. Succeeded Peter Liguori as CEO; mandate framed around AI-driven measurement, agentic optimization, and the next phase of currency-grade growth.

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## Key facts

- Fagan became chief executive of VideoAmp on January 6, 2026, succeeding Peter Liguori, who stepped down as CEO effective January 5, 2026, and remains a board member. — Business Wire: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251228603547/en/VideoAmp-Appoints-Tony-Fagan-as-CEO-to-Lead-Next-Phase-of-AI-Driven-Growth
- Before becoming CEO, Fagan served as VideoAmp's president, overseeing the platform's technology stack and outcomes-driven architecture. — Business Wire: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251228603547/en/VideoAmp-Appoints-Tony-Fagan-as-CEO-to-Lead-Next-Phase-of-AI-Driven-Growth
- Fagan was hired in August 2021 as VideoAmp's first chief technology officer, a newly created role. — Business Wire: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210804005098/en/VideoAmp-Hires-Tony-Fagan-as-Chief-Technology-Officer-to-Accelerate-Innovation-of-Measurement-and-Big-Data-Solutions
- Prior to VideoAmp, Fagan spent roughly 15 years at Google, most recently as vice president of ads data science and engineering, where he led teams building products for advertising planning, optimization, and measurement. — AdExchanger: https://www.adexchanger.com/platforms/videoamp-hires-first-cto-former-googler-tony-fagan/
- Fagan holds an M.S. in Mathematics and Statistics and an M.S. in Engineering, both from the University of Colorado. — VideoAmp: https://videoamp.com/our-company/


## Related

- videoamp (CEO) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/videoamp/
- peter liguori (Predecessor as VideoAmp CEO; current board member) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/people/peter-liguori/
- google (Former employer (~15 years; VP, Ads Data Science and Engineering)) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/google/
- nielsen (Currency competitor in VideoAmp's market) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/nielsen/
- ispot tv (JIC-certified currency competitor) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/ispot-tv/
- comscore (JIC-certified currency competitor) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/comscore/


## External coverage

- 2025-12-28 — Business Wire: VideoAmp Appoints Tony Fagan as CEO to Lead Next Phase of AI-Driven Growth (https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251228603547/en/VideoAmp-Appoints-Tony-Fagan-as-CEO-to-Lead-Next-Phase-of-AI-Driven-Growth)
- AdExchanger: VideoAmp Hires First CTO, Former Googler Tony Fagan (https://www.adexchanger.com/platforms/videoamp-hires-first-cto-former-googler-tony-fagan/)
- 2021-08-04 — Business Wire: VideoAmp Hires Tony Fagan as Chief Technology Officer (https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210804005098/en/VideoAmp-Hires-Tony-Fagan-as-Chief-Technology-Officer-to-Accelerate-Innovation-of-Measurement-and-Big-Data-Solutions)
- 2022-09-19 — VideoAmp: VideoAmp CTO Tony Fagan Tapped to Take Expanded Role (https://videoamp.com/press/fagan-tapped-to-take-expanded-role/)
- VideoAmp: Executive Leadership (https://videoamp.com/our-company/)

## Profile
Fagan's promotion is the second leadership transition at VideoAmp in two years and signals the company's bet that its next chapter is technical rather than commercial. He arrived from Google in 2021 as VideoAmp's first CTO, was given expanded oversight of product, engineering, and R&D in 2022, and was elevated to president as Peter Liguori took the chief-executive seat in 2024. Liguori's handoff in January 2026 — framed publicly around "agentic" measurement and AI-driven outcomes — leaves Fagan to steward VideoAmp's post-JIC-certification growth against Nielsen, iSpot, and Comscore in an upfront market where alternative currencies are no longer hypothetical.

## Tags

- executive
- ceo
- measurement
- currency
- ad-tech

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