Stef Stewart is the Head of Industry, Retail Media at Google, where she leads the team in driving commerce media growth, product commercialization, and enterprise partnerships for Retail Media Networks. A seasoned digital strategist with over a decade of leadership at Google, Stefanie specializes in unlocking high-value opportunities and driving digital transformation for many of the world’s most prominent retailers. Throughout her tenure at Google, Stefanie has established a track record of leading large-scale digital evolution across diverse sectors. Most recently, as Head of Industry for Education, she managed Google’s largest education team, utilizing advanced AI technology to modernize experiences for global institutions and learners in the post-pandemic landscape. Her previous leadership roles include overseeing teams in Programmatic Media and Home & Consumer Services, providing her with a comprehensive perspective on full-funnel media strategy and complex ecosystem integration. Currently, she is at the forefront of commerce technology innovation and strategy, directing the expansion of Google’s Commerce Network (CMN) betas across major global retail platforms. Before joining Google, Stefanie spent more than a decade building a foundation in the retail and consumer goods industries. She quickly progressed in her career as a CPG Sales Manager managing media strategy for Fortune 500 advertisers and, in the early 2000s, developed some of the industry's first integrated digital and print go-to-market strategies. Stefanie holds an MBA cum laude from the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame and a Bachelor of Arts in a double major of Advertising and Journalism from Michigan State University. She is based in Chicago, Illinois