Anastasia Garcia is currently a Marketing Manager at YouTube where she creates high-touch experiences for priority clients in the creative industry. She has been featured in The Drum, AdWeek, and named one of Mashable’s Rising Stars in Advertising. Prior to YouTube, Anastasia worked at TBWA\Chiat\Day where she scaled client advertising utilizing new platforms and technologies. Her client portfolio ranges from BNY Mellon, Apple, Absolut Elyx, McDonald’s, Volaris, and more. Her work has been featured in Refinery29, AdAge, Campaign, and AdWeek; and her work with the One Love Foundation won bronze at Cannes in 2018.

Anastasia is a champion of diversity who has served on ADCOLOR’s Advisory Board since 2018 and is currently co-leading the Futures Programming committee. She also volunteers with the iMentor program at the Bronx Leadership Academy II, as a mentor with the Women Who Create community, and as a facilitator at Google’s Code Next Program. Anastasia is an ADCOLOR Future alum, class of 2017.

Anastasia graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Advertising from the University of Texas at Austin. She currently lives in Queens and writes fiction in her free time.