- Shawn Spooner
- Global Chief Technology Officer / Billups
Shawn Spooner is the Chief Technology Officer at billups, an independent global out-of-home (OOH) agency helping advertisers, agencies and OOH media owners strengthen media performance through a patented analytics and measurement platform. As CTO, Spooner oversees the company’s technological strategy and product development, ensuring billups remain at the forefront of data-driven transformation in the OOH space. Having joined billups in 2014, Shawn has been instrumental in advancing the company's technical capabilities, including spearheading innovations that have resulted in six US-pending patents in areas like computer vision and computational sociology.
Before taking on the role of CTO, Shawn served as billups’ Chief Science Officer, where he built a world-class research team and led efforts in human mobility and privacy-preserving AI. His experience spans over 15 years in technology, data science, and engineering, with previous leadership roles at eHealth Innovations, where he co-founded a digital personal assistant for physicians, and positions at Kryptiq and Swisslog.
Shawn speaks regularly on topics related to AI, human mobility, and data-driven innovation at various conferences. He holds a BS in Computer Science from Colorado Technical University and is based near Portland, Oregon.