Speakers

Lee is known throughout the industry for his ability to harness the power of creativity to drive growth for clients. For over three decades, his guidance and leadership have redefined advertising and helped build iconic brands such as BMW, Disney, Apple, Coca-Cola, Nike, E*TRADE, Corona and Heineken. He has held leadership roles at some of the world’s most prestigious agencies including Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam, Ogilvy Chicago, and MullenLowe US. Today, serves as CEO of GSD&M, helping to build First & Only brands by setting the vision, outsmarting the competition and venturing into uncharted territories. He takes a people-first approach and fosters a culture of originality based on the late, great Jerry Garcia’s axiom that, “You don’t want to be the best at what you do; you want to be the only one.” Lee graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he now sits on the Board of Visitors for the School of Mass Communication and Journalism.