Stephen Mariani

Stephen Mariani is Director of Strategy at The New York Times, where he helps lead the Strategy team within the publication’s advertising department. In this role, he drives strategic excellence across brand, creative, and media for NYT’s advertising programs, with a particular focus on entertainment partners and campaigns. Known for connecting big-picture thinking with practical execution, he operates at the intersection of storytelling, audience insight, and commercial impact. Stephen brings a multifaceted perspective to his work, grounded in an MSJ from Northwestern University and a career that spans a Fortune Global 500 brand, a start-up agency, and the world’s most-subscribed-to digital publisher. This combination of experiences has sharpened his creative advertising craft and given him a nuanced understanding of how different organizations approach strategy, innovation, and growth in a rapidly evolving media landscape.