Noah Elkin
Managing Partner
Steak

Noah Elkin, Ph.D., is managing partner at international search-inspired digital agency Steak. He is responsible for driving strategy development for both Steak and its clients, overseeing thought leadership efforts, educating clients and staff about trends in the online advertising marketplace and representing Steak at key industry organizations. Elkin is co-founder and co-chair of the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO) Emerging Technologies Committee.

Elkin writes a monthly column on digital advertising trends for iMedia Connection and has been quoted in the New York Times, Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, Investor's Business Daily, DMNews and Internet Retailer. He has also discussed technology developments and advertising market trends as a guest on CNN en Español. Elkin speaks regularly at industry events and conferences, including Search Engine Strategies, Search Marketing Expo, MediaPost's Search Insider Summit Digital Publishing & Advertising Conference (DPAC), SEMPO roundtables and DM Days.

Prior to joining Steak, Elkin served as the vice president of corporate strategy for iCrossing, where he help to build the company´s social media practice and worked with clients in the automotive, financial services and hospitality industries to develop and execute strategies integrating social media into online marketing campaigns. He also authored a highly regarded series of studies on search, interactive, mobile and social media marketing. Before iCrossing, Elkin served for five years as senior analyst at eMarketer, where he covered developments in mobile voice and data, wireless devices, mobile marketing and m-commerce. In addition, he has consulted for Oxford Analytica, focusing on the impact of political trends on the business environment and foreign investment climate in Latin America, and served as a subject matter expert for the Inter-American Development Bank, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

Elkin is the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship and holds a Ph.D. from Rutgers University. He earned a B.A. with honors from Columbia University.