As the Executive Director, of the New York office, Alejandro oversees the growth and expansion of the agency’s flagship office. He has also been a driver of the agencies D,E&I initiatives nationally as co-lead of Mediahub’s Executive Diversity Council. He joined from PHD, where he was CEO, Latin America, and global executive sponsor for diversity, […]

Aisha Losche is the chief diversity officer at Draper. Losche provides strategic leadership for DEI while establishing and integrating efforts that support a vision of inclusive excellence. Losche has 15+ years of progressive leadership with a strong emphasis on systemic, collaborative approaches to this work. Prior to CDO, she was VP of Talent Engagement & […]

Adrianne C. Smith is the CDIO FleishmanHillard. Prior to joining FleishmanHillard, Adrianne was named the first Global CDIO at WPP. She is also the Founder of the Can: Diversity Collective, a non-profit organization created to provide access and exposure to young adults of color and under-represented communities to global thought leadership conferences. In 2018, she launched the  Cannes Can: Diversity […]

Aaron is a multi-hyphenate creative, who entered marketing as a MAIP intern. He leverages his passion for culture and strategy to build brands across tech, entertainment, retail & finance. In and out of work, Aaron dedicates his time to initiatives geared toward the development and retention of diverse talent. In 2022, he launched Black Visionaries, […]

With a career spanning over 15 years, Tia Nicole Newton stands as an accomplished award-winning Creative Director renowned for her exceptional talent in conceptualizing and executing captivating digital campaigns for globally recognized brands. Her journey is one that’s marked by innovation, transformation, and a profound dedication to the art of storytelling. At the helm of […]

Solange Sheridan has built a 20 year career creating brand moments at the intersection of luxury, sport and culture throughout the advertising, entertainment and philanthropic sectors. She began her career in philanthropy creating celebrity driven, community partnerships for clients such as Coca Cola + LeBron James & Jay-Z, Chris Paul + JP Morgan Chase, Chance […]

Laurel Stark is a Silicon Valley based creative director and brand marketer who builds teams, structures, and experiences that challenge the status quo, pierce culture, and drive business and humanity forward. From her globally recognized inclusion efforts like the One Club for Creativity’s Next Creative Leaders program, to her boundary-pushing brand work, Laurel’s ideas have […]

Jonathan Daly is the definition of a hybrid strategist, with more than 15 years industry under his belt earned both in agency and in-house, and ranging from government relations to public relations to pure play advertising. He joins Johanness Leonardo from Droga5 where he served as Head of Communications Strategy. Prior roles include senior engagements […]

Zuri Godfrey is an Associate Product Marketing Manager at Google, leading social and influencer for Google Ads. He is a former division one athlete and alumnus of Howard University, where he played Varsity Football and majored in Business Management. Zuri has interned with ESPN in Sports Marketing, Google in Brand Strategy, and PwC in Management […]

Zach Burton is a high-spirited multihyphenate who uses his influence as a marketer to tell authentic, culturally relevant stories in the moments that matter most. With several years of marketing experience across product, martech, ad tech, social, and brand, Zach now works for the world’s leading audio streaming app, Spotify. An Associate Manager of Product […]