--- title: "MediaAlpha adds veteran finance executive to board" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/286816085.md" description: "MediaAlpha has appointed veteran finance executive Lauren StClair to its Board of Directors and Audit Committee, effective May 15, 2026. StClair, currently CFO of Slice Technologies, brings over two decades of experience in public-company finance. The company reported $2.2 billion in advertising spend and 141 million consumer referrals in 2025, highlighting its role in digital insurance distribution. Analyst ratings for MAX stock are mixed, with a Buy rating and a price target of $11.00, while Spark's AI Analyst rates it as Neutral due to balance-sheet concerns." datetime: "2026-05-18T20:31:07.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/286816085.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286816085.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/286816085.md) --- # MediaAlpha adds veteran finance executive to board ### Claim 55% Off TipRanks - Unlock hedge fund-level data and powerful investing tools for smarter, sharper decisions - Discover top-performing stock ideas and upgrade to a portfolio of market leaders with Smart Investor Picks MediaAlpha ( (MAX) ) has issued an announcement. MediaAlpha, a leading customer acquisition infrastructure provider for insurance carriers and a major programmatic platform for online insurance referrals, has expanded its governance bench with the appointment of veteran finance executive Lauren StClair to its Board of Directors and Audit Committee, effective May 15, 2026. The move follows a year in which the company powered $2.2 billion in advertising spend and over 141 million consumer referrals across property and casualty, health, life and other insurance products, underscoring its central role in digital insurance distribution. StClair, currently chief financial officer of Slice Technologies and formerly CFO of NerdWallet with a 13-year finance tenure at eBay, brings more than two decades of public-company technology and marketplace finance experience to the board. MediaAlpha’s chair highlighted her track record in high-growth, publicly traded tech firms and her expertise in digital commerce and risk oversight, while StClair emphasized the company’s strategic position as core digital infrastructure for insurers and its ability to help carriers capture emerging opportunities such as AI-enabled insurance shopping, with standard non-employee director compensation and indemnification terms reinforcing alignment with existing board practices. The most recent analyst rating on (MAX) stock is a Buy with a $11.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on MediaAlpha stock, see the MAX Stock Forecast page. **Spark’s Take on MAX Stock** According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, MAX is a Neutral. The score is held back most by balance-sheet fragility and weak price momentum (trading below major moving averages with negative MACD). Offsetting this, the latest earnings call was upbeat with strong growth/FCF guidance and ongoing buybacks, and valuation appears reasonable at ~11x earnings. To see Spark’s full report on MAX stock, click here. **More about MediaAlpha** MediaAlpha, Inc. is a leading programmatic customer acquisition platform serving the insurance industry, connecting more than 1,150 active partners and agents with online shoppers across property and casualty, health, life and other insurance lines. Its digital advertising technology powered $2.2 billion in advertising spend and generated over 141 million consumer referrals in 2025, positioning the company as core infrastructure for insurance carriers seeking performance-based, digital distribution. The platform focuses on brand, comparison and metasearch sites, enabling carriers to acquire customers more efficiently in a highly competitive online marketplace. By operating at the intersection of insurance, advertising technology and digital marketplaces, MediaAlpha targets insurers looking to scale data-driven marketing and distribution while leveraging programmatic tools to optimize customer acquisition costs. **Average Trading Volume:** 762,371 **Technical Sentiment Signal:** Sell **Current Market Cap:** $502.5M Find detailed analytics on MAX stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page. ### Related Stocks - [MAX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MAX.US.md) - [NRDS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NRDS.US.md) - [EBAY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/EBAY.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Don't Ignore The Insider Selling In MediaAlpha](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284997224.md) - [MediaAlpha beats Q1 revenue estimates boosted by robust auto insurance ad spend](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284642809.md) - [Here's how Kevin O'Leary and Big Tech can solve the AI data center backlash](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286808041.md) - [How Beaten-Down Tempus AI Stock Offers a Lottery Ticket for Traders Here](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286786866.md) - [AI face is taking over — and driving plastic surgeons crazy](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286641783.md)