This Women’s History Month, under the theme “Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future,” we’re proud to spotlight Nirali Jain, Mollie Spilman, and Dani Cushion, who recently joined Teads in key leadership roles. Across North America, commercial strategy, and global marketing, they each bring a distinct perspective on what it takes to build an adtech industry that is not only innovative, but also inclusive, resilient, and built to last.
Nirali Jain
Managing Director, North America
Equality means building teams that reflect the markets we serve. Diverse leadership drives stronger decisions and stronger growth.
Leading Teads’ North America business, Nirali Jain operates at the intersection of scale, complexity, and opportunity. In one of the most competitive and fast-moving markets in the world, her focus is not just on growth, but on building the kind of teams and partnerships that can sustain it over time.
Her leadership approach is shaped by years of working across markets, where understanding nuance and building long-term partnerships are essential. That perspective naturally extends to how she builds teams and drives growth today. Inclusivity is not treated as a separate initiative, but as a core driver of better thinking, stronger collaboration, and more durable outcomes.
Mollie Spilman
Chief Commercial Officer
Progress means actively improving representation, opportunity, and influence for women in the industry, not just participating in it.
As Chief Commercial Officer, Mollie Spilman is responsible for how Teads grows. From revenue strategy to go-to-market execution, her role sits at the center of the decisions that shape business performance and long-term success.
For Mollie, leading change is about accountability. It means turning good intentions into real opportunities. She points to the need for stronger frameworks that support female empowerment and a shift from mentorship to sponsorship, where leaders actively advocate for talent in the moments that define careers.
If there is one priority she would emphasize for the industry, it is ensuring that more women are represented in revenue and product decision-making roles. These are the spaces where strategy is defined and where the future of the business takes shape.
Dani Cushion
Chief Marketing Officer
How we show up as an industry matters. Representation in marketing shapes perception, credibility, and long-term trust in media.
As Chief Marketing Officer, Dani Cushion shapes how Teads shows up to the market and how the industry is perceived more broadly. Her role goes beyond brand. It is about influence, narrative, and the signals the industry sends to its audiences and to itself.
In adtech, storytelling carries weight. The voices that are amplified and the stories that are told influence who feels represented and where trust is built. For Dani, creating a sustainable future means ensuring that the industry reflects the diversity of the people it serves, both in its leadership and in its messaging.
Leading What Comes Next
What connects these perspectives is a shared understanding that progress does not happen passively. It is the result of deliberate choices, whether in how teams are built, how opportunities are created, or how the industry represents itself. Leading the change means taking responsibility for those choices and recognizing that a sustainable future for adtech depends as much on people and leadership as it does on technology and performance.