Dina Srinivasan
Dina Srinivasan is a researcher, lawyer, and entrepreneur known for her expertise in emerging media and competition law. She is currently the Managing Director of Emerging Media at Kantar Media, where she leads the development of digital growth strategies and oversees their execution.
Background
Dina completed her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a minor in Music at the University of Washington. She then went on to Yale Law School, where she earned a J.D. degree. While studying at Yale, Dina served as an Editor of the Yale Journal on Regulation and was an Olin Fellow with the Kauffman Program in Law, Economics, and Entrepreneurship.
In addition to her legal and academic pursuits, Dina has extensive experience in the business world. She founded an advertising technology company named iMSGu, which allowed users to send messages across different mobile spectrum networks. This company was later acquired by WPP, where she spent four years as an executive. Before founding iMSGu, Dina was also the founder and president of Effidia, an advertising technology company whose assets were acquired by Kantar Media.
Relevant Work
One of Dina's most notable contributions to date is the research she published on Google's dominance in advertising markets. In 2020, she published a paper titled "Why Google Dominates Advertising Markets: Competition Policy Should Lean on the Principles of Financial Market Regulation." This paper explained how Google's conduct in the ad market distorted electronic trading and violated norms that are normally prohibited by lawmakers, similar to insider trading and front running.
Another relevant work by Dina is "The Antitrust Case Against Facebook," published in 2019. This paper laid out the correlation between privacy and economics and suggested that Congress should investigate Facebook for its data privacy practices. In 2020, the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of 48 state Attorneys General took action against Facebook based on the architecture of Dina's research.
Professional Affiliations and Awards
Dina is a fellow with the Thurman Arnold Project at Yale University and has been featured in profiles by The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. She has also delivered lectures and keynote addresses at various conferences and seminars. In 2020, she was selected as one of the top 100 people shaping the future of media and technology by PR Week.
Summary
Dina Srinivasan is a highly accomplished individual with a rich background in legal academic and business contexts. Her work on Google's dominance in advertising and Facebook's data privacy practices has had a significant impact on the field of competition and antitrust law. As the Managing Director of Emerging Media at Kantar Media, she continues to drive digital growth strategies forward and shape the future of media and innovation.