EY names Tim and Chris Vanderhook of Viant Technology Entrepreneurs of the Year 2022 Pacific Southwest Award Winners

The people-based advertising software industry leader Viant Technology Inc. made the announcement today that its co-founders Tim Vanderhook and Chris Vanderhook have been awarded the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2022 Pacific Southwest title by Ernst & Young LLP (EY US).

One of the most prestigious and competitive business honours, Entrepreneur of the Year is given to business executives and founders of fast-growing firms that have a vision that is larger than life in order to achieve their goals. Tim and Chris Vanderhook were chosen as the winners by a separate team of judges on the basis of, among other fundamental contributions and characteristics, their entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, development, and effect.

"EY's award is a tribute to the devotion and dedication of everyone on our team who prides themselves on providing best-in-class solutions that make a difference to companies and the relationships they aim to develop with their consumers," said one member of the EY team.

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Tim Vanderhook, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Viant Technology, stated that it is an incredible pleasure to be recognised by EY for the hard work and success that the company has had over the last year. "We are really thrilled with the acceptance our solution has maintained inside the advertising technology and marketing technology ecosystem, and we are looking forward to our ongoing success."

Chris Vanderhook, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Viant Technology, stated that the company is "beyond pleased of what we've been able to do together" and praised the quality of the team that they have assembled. "EY's award is a tribute to the devotion and dedication of everyone on our team who prides themselves on providing best-in-class solutions that make a difference to companies and the relationships they aim to develop with their consumers," said one member of the EY team.

Tim and Chris, having won the prize for the Pacific Southwest region, will now be considered for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 National Awards by an independent team of judges from throughout the country. At the annual Strategic Growth Forum®, which takes place every November, the names of the national finalists and winners, as well as the recipient of the Entrepreneur of the Year National Overall Award, will be revealed. After being crowned the winner of the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award, the individual will be eligible to compete for the EY World Entrepreneur Of The YearTM Award in June of 2023.

Through the years, the Entrepreneur of the Year programme has recognised and celebrated the awe-inspiring leadership of businesspeople such as:

• SnapNurse's Cherie Kloss, Registered Nurse
• The Noom member Saeju Jeong
• Carbon, Inc.'s Joe DeSimone was interviewed.
• The CEO of Starbucks Coffee Company is Howard Schultz.
• The Vitamix Company's Jodi Berg
• Jeff Weiner and Reid Hoffman, co-founders of the LinkedIn Corporation