Adage Woman to Watch 2019.
Bringer of serotonin.
As Global CMO, Jess works with the company’s growth and marketing teams to articulate R/GA’s product and positioning for the company both globally and regionally. Using her experience as R/GA’s US Chief Strategy Officer, Jess will be working with senior leadership, clients, and internal and external stakeholders to formulate and execute the overarching marketing strategy for the company.
Prior to R/GA, Jess worked as the managing editor of Contagious Magazine and founder of the Contagious consultancy, Insider. She joined R/GA in 2012 as director of business strategy, followed by a stint on Google’s in-house creative partnerships team in 2014. Jess returned to R/GA in 2015 to helm the strategy department, where she helped to create and lead R/GA’s “Strat Pack,” an industry-leading approach that powers transformative work for established brands like Nike, Equinox and Samsung, as well as new economy leaders like Slack.
Jess is a passionate advocate for more women and mothers in leadership positions, and leads WomanUp, R/GA’s business resource group designed to help all women within the network define and realize success on their own terms. She’s also a founding member of Papel e Caneta, a global collaboration between creatives across the world to solve some of society’s toughest problems, a 2019 Ad Age Woman to Watch, and designs clothes in her spare time.