Basis

HQ
Chicago
815 Total Employees
217 Product + Tech Employees
Year Founded: 2001

Basis Leadership & Management

Updated on October 26, 2026

Basis Employee Reviews

I began my career at Basis in 2017 as an intern on the Research & Insights team. Since then, I have grown to become the VP of Research. I credit much of my success to the opportunities my manager has presented to me. She is an amazing mentor who challenges me and constantly encourages growth, which makes me thrive at Basis.

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Maggie, VP, Research & Insights
Maggie, VP, Research & Insights

What People Are Saying About Basis

  • Strategic Vision & Planning: Leadership articulates a long-term direction to build an AI-driven, unified operating system for autonomous advertising, with consistent public messaging tying platform unification and AI to the company’s future. Feedback suggests product launches and executive appointments are framed as steps that connect this vision to tangible initiatives.
  • Collaborative & Aligned Leadership: Executive roles are presented as clearly owned and complementary—CEO focusing on the mission, a president accountable for commercial scale, and a chief product leader guiding AI strategy. Feedback suggests this structure is intended to align product development with go-to-market execution.
  • Open & Transparent Communication: Public materials emphasize cultural principles like embracing change and candid communication, and some accounts describe organizational changes as being explained by leadership. Feedback suggests this creates signals of openness around strategic intent and rationale for shifts.

Basis's Benefits

Engineering team utilizes pair programming

Implements team-based strategic planning

Open office floor plan to encourage communication and collaboration

Uses an OKR operational model to clearly define goals and priorities

Utilizes an open door policy that encourages accessibility