Management Team

Bill Stone is Digital Turbine’s chief visionary, tasked with guiding the company as it seeks to redefine media experiences for operators, OEMs, app developers and end customers. He joined Digital Turbine in September 2012, and was elevated to CEO and Board Member in Oct. 2014. Prior to joining Digital Turbine, Bill served as Senior Vice President of Qualcomm, Inc. and as President of its subsidiary, FLO TV and MediaFLO Technologies Inc., from 2009 to 2011. From 2007 to 2009, he served as CEO and President of Handango (acquired by Appia Inc.), a smartphone application storefront provider. Bill brings over 30 years of experience in telco, mobile applications, content, technology, marketing, and distribution to Digital Turbine. He has held executive positions at several mobile operators, including Verizon, Vodafone, and AirTouch. Bill is a Board Member at Sift Media, where Digital Turbine has an equity position. He received his BA and MBA from Rice University.

Stephen leads all aspects of Digital Turbine’s worldwide financial operations. As Chief Financial Officer, he oversees accounting and controllership, financial planning and analysis, tax, internal audit, investor relations, corporate strategy, corporate development, treasury and legal.

Stephen brings more than 30 years of financial leadership experience to Digital Turbine, with a focus on financial strategy, business transformation, and operational excellence in the technology sector. Most recently, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Vonage, where he played a critical role in executing the company’s strategic initiatives, driving revenue growth, and leading its financial operations. Stephen previously spent 24 years at IBM Corporation in senior financial management roles of increasing responsibility, including Vice President of Finance for IBM Global Markets and Integrated Accounts, overseeing the financial operations of IBM’s approximately $70 billion global sales organization. Stephen holds a B.S. in Accounting from Bentley University.

Michael leads Digital Turbine’s global go-to-market efforts, including sales, partnerships, marketing, product, and business operations. With nearly 20 years of experience in the advertising industry, Michael is experienced in building and scaling ad tech solutions that serve large, multinational enterprise clients through data-driven performance and brand advertising. Most recently, Michael served as GM, Mobility Advertising at Uber, where he led the vision and strategy for Uber's emerging advertising business across its global ride-hailing app. Before his tenure at Uber, Michael was Chief Product & Strategy Officer at Cardlytics, empowering leading financial institutions to drive growth through data-driven promotions, reaching 185 million monthly active users. Prior to Cardlytics, Michael was the Global Head of Partnerships at Pinterest, where his team managed and grew an ecosystem of 130+ strategic technology partners across commerce, data, measurement, and ads.

Ben John is the Chief Technology Officer at Digital Turbine, leading the company’s global engineering, product architecture, data-first scaling, and AI-driven development. He brings over two decades of experience in building large-scale AI, data, and advertising technology platforms. Most recently, Ben served as Vice President of Engineering at Microsoft AI, where he led the Copilot AI data platform to deliver personalized experiences for global consumer and enterprise partners.

Prior to his tenure at Microsoft, Ben was the Chief Technology Officer of AppNexus, the world’s largest independent adtech marketplace, where he led the global technology organization through its acquisition by AT&T in 2018. He subsequently co-founded Xandr, serving as its CTO and architecting the integration of AT&T’s data assets before facilitating the company’s acquisition by Microsoft in 2022. A pragmatic engineer and a sought-after thought leader in AI transformation, Ben holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science with a specialization in machine learning and big data mining. He is a firm believer that empowered human talent is the ultimate competitive advantage and currently resides in Princeton, New Jersey, with his wife and two daughters.

Before joining Digital Turbine, Mr. Kinsell served as the Chief Accounting Officer for HighRadius Corporation, a privately-held software company focused on the office of CFO. From 2021 to 2023, Mr. Kinsell served as the Chief Accounting Officer of Boomi LLP supporting the spin-off from Dell Inc. From 2020 to 2021, Mr. Kinsell served in various finance roles at Sailpoint Technologies Limited including Controller. From 2009 to 2020, Mr. Kinsell served as a senior audit manager for Deloitte LLP. Mr. Kinsell is a certified public accountant. He received his Masters in Accountancy from Baylor University in 2008.

Angeline Tucker, Digital Turbine’s Chief People Officer, leads the global People team, which is inclusive of all HR functions, Workplace Operations and Facilities. She is passionate about fostering a culture and environment where people can do their best work. Prior to joining Digital Turbine, Angeline was Sr Vice President, People & Culture at SoundHound, and held a variety of people leadership roles at Dell for 15 years, including building their HR M&A practice and an international assignment in Shanghai as the regional leader. Angeline graduated with a BS Computer Science from the University of Illinois-Urbana.