Collin Colburn

VP, Commerce & Retail Media IAB

Collin Colburn serves as Vice President, Commerce & Retail Media at IAB where he leads the Commerce Center of Excellence. In this role, he drives innovation, education, and standards across the commerce ecosystem to help brands, retailers, and technology partners deliver better media opportunities, customer experiences, and business outcomes.

Prior to IAB, Collin led Growth and Go-To-Market Strategy at Horizon Commerce and spent over a decade at Forrester, where he pioneered the firm’s performance marketing and retail media practice. He partnered with B2B and B2C CMOs to advance their marketing strategies, while also expanding Forrester’s Fortune 500 client portfolio.

Collin’s insights have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Digiday, and MediaPost. A popular industry speaker, Collin has keynoted global industry events in addition to being a quarterly guest on Bloomberg TV.

A native of Fairfield, CT, Collin holds a B.A. in Economics from The Catholic University of America. Outside of work, he enjoys time with his wife, Karen, and their two sons, Landon and Nathan.


2026 Preliminary Agenda Sessions

Unlocking Retail Media Measurement

Wednesday 25 March 09:30 - 10:10 Lab B

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