Chad Hickey
Founder and CEO
Chad Hickey is the Founder and CEO of Givsly. Headquartered in New York City, Givsly is the leading responsible company for values-based advertising and marketing solutions, helping brands authentically align with their customers beliefs. Through Givsly's advertising and marketing tools, our solutions drive higher performance while positively impacting our communities. Over the last six years, Givsly has partnered with hundreds of companies to deliver exceptional results and contribute over $2.5 million to 500 nonprofits, earning recognition in Fast Company's World Changing Ideas Awards.
Prior to launching Givsly, Chad spent 17 years of his career in the advertising industry leading revenue-driven sales teams with a focus on mobile, location data and measurement. Most recently, Chad led sales at Placed, the leader in offline attribution and a company acquired by Snap, Inc. in 2017. Before joining Placed, Chad spent over five years leading global revenue at GroundTruth (formerly xAd). During his time at GroundTruth, Chad launched the national sales team and grew revenues to over $100 million annually across North America, Europe and Asia. Other previous employers include IAC and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s digital division, ajc.com.