Lucas Donat

Lucas Donat (born 1962) is an advertising executive, former actor, and the Chief Marketing Officer of Autonomy, an automotive subscription company with the mission to make electric vehicles more accessible and affordable. He is also CEO of Tiny Rebellion, where he works to help build enduring brands.

Early life[edit]

Born to actors Michael Learned and Peter Donat in Toronto, Canada, Donat is one of three children. He played the role of Mark Thorn in the 1978 horror movie Damien - Omen II.^[1]

Career[edit]

Donat is considered one of the foremost innovators^[2] of advertising and brand building for internet-based companies. As co-founding CEO of Donat/Wald Advertising with his partner Traci Wald in 1987, Lucas has led the advertising and branding efforts for many early stage Internet companies that have gone on to become leaders in their respective categories: eHarmony,^[3] LegalZoom, and Hotwire.

In 2014, Donat/Wald changed its name to Tiny Rebellion and took home the distinction of Advertising Age's Small Advertising Agency of the Year^[4] for shops under 75 employees. After over 20 years of service to the agency as its CEO and creative head, Donat and Wald sold their shares to a partner that joined them later, but still retain the rights to the Tiny Rebellion name and all of its historical creative assets. Donat has since held the positions of chief marketing officer and chief brand officer of TrueCar and chief marketing officer at Autonomy.

References[edit]

^ "How this Los Angeles ad exec became a full blown organic farming nerd". Well+Good. 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
^ "Lucas Donat: Innovator of Online Advertising", CBS News, retrieved 2017-09-02^{[dead link]}
^ Vega, Tanzina (August 15, 2010). "Dating Site Plans Ad Campaign to Mark 10 Years". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ Willens, Max (July 28, 2017). "Small Agency of the Year, 11-75 Employees, Gold: Tiny Rebellion". Ad Age. Retrieved September 27, 2022.

External links[edit]

Lucas Donat at IMDb
Lucas Donat on lucasdonat.com

[1] "How this Los Angeles ad exec became a full blown organic farming nerd". Well+Good. 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2017-09-02.

[2] "Lucas Donat: Innovator of Online Advertising", CBS News, retrieved 2017-09-02^{[dead link]}

[3] Vega, Tanzina (August 15, 2010). "Dating Site Plans Ad Campaign to Mark 10 Years". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

[4] Willens, Max (July 28, 2017). "Small Agency of the Year, 11-75 Employees, Gold: Tiny Rebellion". Ad Age. Retrieved September 27, 2022.

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