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Fuse Green once said…
“You can’t fake fresh.”
Shannon Washington is a multi award-winning creative director, creative business leader, brand builder and culturist.
Currently, she is the Global Chief Creative Officer at Gotham/McCann Worldgroup, a role she assumed after a successful tenure as US Chief Creative Office at R/GA. Throughout her career, Shannon has steadily established herself as one of the rising voices of the new generation of Madison Avenue leaders, with the wins and accolades to back it all up. At R/GA, she successfully navigated the largest office through the a global pandemic, personally leading, pitching and converting over $30M in creative business to include TurboTax, Uber, Samsung, ESPN and Sephora. Most importantly, her penchant for transparency and mentorship proved to be her most important asset in stabilizing and supporting her community of over 100 creatives throughout the US and LATAM. Before R/GA, Shannon developed her craft and style at Media Arts Lab, Droga5 and GREY NY.
In her spare time Shannon designs and leads immersive travel experiences for her bespoke travel brand, Parlour Travel and be found actively leading and participating in industry conversations around creative leadership, cultural inclusion and technology.
Shannon is a proud graduate of Howard University and reluctantly resides in the suburbs of her beloved New York City.
Notable Accolades
AICP Curator. 2025, 2023
ANDY Global Jury. 2024
AdAge Chief Creative Officer of The Year. 2023
Cannes Lions Jury President, Mobile. 2023
Cannes Lions Juror, Mobile. 2022
Fast Company, Most Creative People. 2022
AdWeek 100, 2020
Notable Features
AdAstra: Shannon Washington is Speaking Creative Languages. Little Black Book, 2025
This ad creative steers brands through difficult conversations about race and social justice. Fast Company, 2022