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As a creative leader, I build ideas that help people live a little better than the day before. My work supports communities that have been underserved, from rare disease to mental health to overcoming stigma. I believe humor and human connection can turn heartbreak into optimism, even joy.

I’ve put this philosophy into practice across consumer, B2B, and healthcare brands. Ongoing partnerships with nonprofits keep the meaning of the work in focus. And I inspire teams to find that meaning—and express it with craft.

At Havas Lynx New York I served as Executive Creative Director, guiding the agency since 2021 from a mid-sized contender to the 2025 MM+M Large Healthcare Agency of the Year. In 2024, I helped the agency go 6 for 8 in new business wins. And in 2023, an award-winning initiative for the American Parkinson Disease Association set a new creative standard for the agency and attracted neuroscience clients Esai and Takeda.

Prior to Havas, I was creative lead at the TBWA/Chiat/Day health collective, notably rebranding Adaptive Biotechnologies and developing the trial recruitment campaign to validate the J&J/Apple Watch cardiology app.

At J. Walter Thompson, I was creative lead for the U.S. Johnson & Johnson portfolio of over-the-counter medicines, as well as the global lead for allergy and eye care. In 2012, I relaunched Tylenol with an emotional campaign that helped the brand regain its iconic status. Before taking the reigns of J&J, I was the creative lead on Merrill Lynch and Schick razors. 

My work has been honored by nearly every creative award show, featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today, and published by Archive, Communication Arts, Ads of the World, and more.

I live in Manhattan with my wife, a graphic designer and artist, and we have two grown sons in the sciences. Outside of work, I’m an amateur photographer of wildlife and landscapes. And we hike wherever we wander, locally in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts.

Is it the birding time of life?

I might have to be honest with myself, here.

One of my passions is getting outside with my camera. I started photographing trees in high school, using black and white film and making my own prints in the dark room. Fast forward to having kids, going hiking, spending time outside, and I started carrying my camera again. I love the natural world and how it comes into focus through a lens. As I spend more time with my camera, I learn more about what I’m photographing. So, yeah, I know a bit about birds now. I guess I’m a birder. And also a traveler. And sometimes, just a collector of whatever interests me.

Maybe it will interest you, too?