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The President & CEO is responsible for overall strategic and operational leadership and management. This person will navigate and lead the NAI through a transformative regulatory landscape and strategic evolution, with responsibility for setting organizational direction, strengthening member value, overseeing all fiscal matters, and strengthening NAI’s credibility with members, regulators, policymakers, and peer industry organizations. The CEO will report to the Board of Directors.
The NAI’s public policy internship program is for qualified undergraduate or graduate students interested in public policy and the intersection of privacy laws and regulations in the digital advertising industry. This internship will provide students with a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge policy issues impacting this industry.
The NAI’s legal internship program is for qualified law students interested in privacy and digital advertising. This internship will provide law students with a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge legal, policy, and technology issues impacting today’s online and mobile advertising world.
The Network Advertising Initiative is a self-regulatory association for the digital advertising industry. The NAI represents ad-tech companies and supports members through practical guidance, policy advocacy, education, privacy accountability, and engagement with policymakers, regulators, and industry partners.
The organization has historically served as a leading self-regulatory body for digital advertising and is adapting its model in response to state privacy laws, changes in the ad-tech ecosystem, and evolving expectations for member accountability.
The President & CEO is responsible for overall strategic and operational leadership and management. This person will navigate and lead the NAI through a transformative regulatory landscape and strategic evolution, with responsibility for setting organizational direction, strengthening member value, overseeing all fiscal matters, and strengthening NAI’s credibility with members, regulators, policymakers, and peer industry organizations. The CEO will report to the Board of Directors.
Compensation: To range from $350k-$375k commensurate on experience with the potential for a 20% bonus.
Location: Washington, DC preferred, other U.S. locations considered.
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to applications@networkadvertising.org.
The NAI’s public policy internship program is for qualified undergraduate or graduate students interested in public policy and the intersection of privacy laws and regulations in the digital advertising industry. This internship will provide students with a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge policy issues impacting this industry. The NAI leads in the development of privacy self-regulatory guidance and best practices for responsible advertising technology companies, and we are the leading trade association promoting public policies that provide strong consumer data privacy, while also promoting the robust data driven advertising industry.
NAI Public Policy Interns will be provided an orientation explaining the various business models in the industry and the policy issues with emerging technologies. Interns will have close interaction with NAI’s policy and legal staff. The internship schedule is flexible and may be conducted virtually to accommodate coursework. The work requirement ranges from 16-25 hours per week during the semester. This is an unpaid internship, but in some cases the NAI may provide expenses to provide for attendance at related meetings and events.
The internship will provide opportunities for professional development and mentoring.
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to admin@networkadvertising.org.
Founded in 2000, the NAI (Network Advertising Initiative) is the leading non-profit self-regulatory association dedicated to responsible data practices in digital advertising. 2025 marked the NAI’s 25th year of continuous operation—making it the longest-running privacy self-regulatory program in the digital advertising industry. For its entire history, the NAI has worked at the intersection of privacy, technology, and policy to promote accountability across the advertising technology ecosystem.
The NAI is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
The NAI’s legal internship program is for qualified law students interested in privacy and digital advertising. This internship will provide law students with a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge legal, policy, and technology issues impacting today’s online and mobile advertising world. Interns will be provided an orientation explaining the various business models in the industry and the privacy issues with emerging technologies. Interns will have close interaction with NAI’s small, but sophisticated staff of lawyers and technologists. Legal interns will also interact with the world’s leading Internet and digital media companies. The internship schedule is flexible and can accommodate class and other schedules. There is a minimum time requirement of 16 hours per week during the semester. The NAI generally accepts up two interns per semester.
The internship will provide opportunities for professional development and mentoring. Possibility exists that internship could evolve into a permanent position for the right candidate.
Located in Washington, D.C., the NAI is a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a lean and efficient team.
For more information about the NAI, please review our website. For more information about the internship or to submit a resume and cover letter, please contact: Jason Snyder (jason@netw