About us

Diana Lee is the Co-Founder and CEO of Constellation. Constellation efficiently scales your creative content with automated compliance. Our clients include Fortune 500 companies in Auto, Pharma and Banking.

Constellation was named the 65th Fastest-Growing Private Company in America, the 10th Fastest-Growing Women-Owned Private Company, and the 7th Fastest-Growing Marketing & Advertising Company by Inc 500. Alexia™ has been awarded the Digiday Technology Award for Best Marketing Automation Platform. Diana was also recently named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2021 New York.

Before joining Diana to form Constellation, Matt served as Associate Strategy Director for Social.Lab at Ogilvy & Mather. Matt honed his skills as a strategist at global agencies such as Ogilvy and Havas Worldwide, as well as social and brand agencies MBLM and Twoxfour, where he worked on brands such as IBM, Hershey’s, Nespresso, and UL.

His agency background was focused on pairing high-level brand and marketing strategy with deep knowledge and expertise in social media marketing strategies, tactics, and technologies.

Nauman has spent the last 10 years as part of the technology leadership team at R/GA, working closely with premier brands such as Nike, Marvel, Samsung, Johnson & Johnson, and Uber. From marketing launches and content management sites, to digital fitness and e-commerce experiences, he has helped architect and develop platforms to drive innovation, business and growth.

His guidance has helped define R/GA's overall strategy and direction in the cloud, building partnerships with industry leads, and managing infrastructure and delivery across the global office network.

Mike is a tireless advocate for his clients, and applies a deep level of patience, substance, and thought in understanding their requirements with the goal of proposing custom solutions that fit their needs. He has over a decade of experience in the adtech, financial services, and fintech sectors and is highly regarded as a partner that always delivers. Mike brings a strong track record of scoping and implementing complex customized solutions for large scale advertisers including Walmart, Kroger, CVS, The Home Depot, and Ahold-Delhaize.

Prior to joining Constellation he served as Chief Revenue Officer at Banyan, a Series A fintech focused on item-level transaction data backed by FIS and Fin VC, in addition to Cardlytics, where he led high growth verticals and new business expansion. During his tenure at Cardlytics, he scaled the everyday spend verticals business from $20M to $50M billings in 18 months, and grew its active roster of clients from 5 to 30 across key clients such as Ahold-Delhaize, Kroger, Albertsons, and Circle K. Previous to Cardlytics, Mike led new business growth at MediaMath, helping scale its platform business across Fortune 100 brands. Mike lives in New Canaan, CT with his wife Laura, and two children Andrew (3) and Kate (2),  holds his Master's Degree in Business Administration from NYU Stern, and a Bachelors Degree in Economics from Dartmouth College.

Gigi is an experienced B2B and B2C marketer with a comprehensive background in brand strategy, campaign design and execution, brand and trade management, and market research. Prior to joining Constellation, Gigi was part of the Growth & Innovation team at Ogilvy Consulting where she served clients across various industries including Technology, Healthcare, Retail, and Financial Services.

Gigi’s international experience includes leading the strategic direction and operational execution for a $300Mn brand portfolio at a leading FMCG regional headquarters in Dubai. She speaks fluent French and Arabic and is business proficient in Spanish. Gigi is an avid traveler and loves to explore new cultures and destinations.

Melissa Gunn is a results-driven general manager with 14+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Most recently, she served as SVP Customer Success at ConcertAI, a healthcare technology company specializing in the use of real world data to generate insights and improve outcomes for oncology patients. Prior to that, Melissa held a wide range of roles at Pfizer, working in strategy and innovation, managing the P&L for the hematology oncology portfolio, serving as the chief of staff for the Global President of a >$1B business unit, as well as practicing law. She began her career as a corporate attorney at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Covington & Burling. 

Melissa graduated from Harvard Law School and Harvard College. Melissa’s husband, Alec, is a landscape architect. She has two teenage sons, Logan and Maxwell, and grew up in New York City.

Pushing the needle on innovation is a defining characteristic of Derek's life and career. Derek has developed Nike, Adidas, and Supreme collaborations and built courts in NYC public parks to democratize elite sports. He led bleeding-edge platforms such as Zingy and Hipcricket to acquisitions and developed the first-to-market initiative for Universal Records, Anheuser-Busch, and Pernod Ricard. Derek started in mobile when it was just a ringtone & in digital marketing when it was a website, in addition to being the Head of Sales at PulsePoint.

His passion for driving social change, love of the arts & experience in digital marketing have led him to create a safe, brave place for artists and an open, accessible marketplace for consumers.

Kevin is a well-versed Creative Director and Copywriter with a passion for creating brand messages that are compelling, strategic and enjoyable. He’s thought and written about Fortune 500 companies for over 15 years.

As an award-winning creative designer, Kevin has crafted campaign stories in mixed media channels including Social, Broadcast, Website, VR, AR, Experiential Events, even your Inbox. He’s managed productions small, medium and large. Whenever there’s downtime, he likes to write short stories, see live music, drink heady craft beer, drive cars, cook, and spend time with his two beautiful children, one beautiful wife and his dog named Jim.

Nick Lopez has 7 years of experience in the digital advertising industry. After graduating Magna Cum Laude from UCSD, he went on to work for a paid social agency handling automotive accounts at the Tier 1 and Tier 2 level for Ford, Mazda, CDJR, Buick GMC, among others.

Expanding from those brands, Nick has touched campaigns for every major auto manufacturer in the country. This experience in such a complex industry has helped him lead Constellation's growth team into expanding verticals such as Food & Beverage, Financial, and Pharmaceutical. Outside of finding opportunities for Constellation's platform to integrate with new brands, Nick enjoys trying new restaurants across New York.

From its humble beginnings, Kelly has been an integral part of growing Constellation into what it is today as our very first employee.

Starting as lead Account Manager, Kelly then set her mind on developing our Billing Department. Kelly found her passion for Operations as she synthesized the complexities of our subscription advertising service, running it smoothly even in the midst of hyper-growth.

Kelly has since gone on to establish and now lead the Operations team, where she executes new organizational structures, oversees cross-department communication, and continues to scale Constellation. Kelly loves to paint, cook, and watch sports in her free time. She is also known as the sunshine in the office, always bringing a positive attitude and helpful hand.

Kendall Schlutz has over 10 years of recruitment experience across a wide range of industries including design, healthcare technology, and the petfood industry. After graduating from the University of Rhode Island with her Bachelor’s degree, Kendall started her career as a Lead Recruiter at Sevenstep. She found her niche in talent acquisition while working for companies such as: WeWork, The Farmer’s Dog, Capsule and 1stdibs.com where she worked her way through the ranks that eventually led her to be the Director of Recruiting.

Kendall has excelled in fast-paced, high volume environments with extensive RPO, agency embedded, and start-up industry experience. Her expertise in people has proven to be a valuable asset for Constellation. She moved from Ohio to join Constellation at the New York HQ in November 2022 as our new Head of People.

Helena evaluates and crafts company-wide immigration and HR policies and works with Constellation's People team to streamline and implement innovative talent experience processes. She is an experienced attorney with an extensive background in managing end-to-end US immigration processes, including but not limited to H-1Bs, L-1s, TNs, O-1s, PERMs, EB-1s, and related green card applications and family-based processes.

Prior to joining Constellation, Helena was a top-performing associate attorney with an AmLaw100 law firm, where she advised multinational companies in the manufacturing, e-commerce, retail, energy, mining, finance, pharmaceutical, and entertainment industries on complex US business immigration filing strategies; developed corporate immigration sponsorship policies and procedures; and served as an external immigration counsel for Constellation.

Helena has a Master of Laws (L.L.M.) from LSU Law School, a Master's degree in Law & International Public Action from University Jean Moulin - Lyon (France), and a Bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Grenoble Alpes (France). She is admitted to the New York and District of Columbia bars.

Helena is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the American Bar Association, and the New York State Bar Association. She provides pro bono legal services to individuals who were victims of domestic violence and screens individuals for immigration eligibility in collaboration with pro bono legal services providers. She is also involved in AILA's DE&I and Education efforts.

Yusuf specializes in building and scaling data teams, all in pursuit of tackling an array of complex and impactful business challenges. He has extensive experience in combining large-scale machine learning systems with strategic insights to deliver measurable and actionable results. He is trained in advanced machine learning, computer science, business, and philosophy.

Prior to joining Constellation, he helped various brands in cosmetics, publishing, human resources, ad tech, and education to apply and use machine learning to solve their downstream business challenges. He is passionate about training others in the field of data science, researching new ways to solve problems, and indulging in deep philosophical and thought-provoking conversations.

Sebastian's journey in the world of design started with modest beginnings, where he freelanced for artists' websites and small businesses with tight budgets. His path eventually led him to collaborate with multinational giants like Google, where he tackled the challenge of designing solutions for machine learning-powered technologies, providing exceptional user experiences on a global scale, notably with Google Ads as their flagship product.

Now, at Constellation, Sebastian brings his wealth of experience and a clear product design vision. His goal is to steer Constellation's user interfaces towards ease and intuitiveness, aligning with the objectives of both users and the businesses they serve.