Résumé

Experience

Present

Creative Leadership | Global Financial Services

Williams Lea · Embedded Creative Partner to Goldman Sachs

— Progressed from Creative Services Manager (2019–2021) to Creative Director (2021–2025), Global Creative Director (2026–Present).
— Built and scaled a multinational creative organization across New York, London, Hong Kong, and India, establishing a follow-the-sun operating model.
— Led creative strategy, brand stewardship, and executive communications for a major global financial institution, partnering with senior stakeholders on high-profile engagements.
— Strengthened creative leadership, talent development, and governance while supporting 16% year-over-year growth in creative production volume in 2025 and 38% growth over two years.

Earlier

Citizen Watch Group

— Serve as an independent creative partner, providing strategic direction across retail, digital marketing, product launches, and brand communications.
— Lead and coordinate an independent creative team, overseeing concept development, design execution, and consistent brand presentation across consumer touchpoints.
— Support creative programs across approximately 20 retail locations, including the New York flagship, with 100+ email campaigns and 25+ digital campaigns annually.
— Contributed to marketing initiatives associated with reported year-to-date traffic growth of 11% and sales growth of 27% versus the prior year.

24 Years

Ralph Lauren

— Led global brand presentation and creative strategy across a $1.3 billion business segment, supporting a global retail network of 160+ locations with a $7.5 million creative budget.
— Spearheaded major label launches including Polo Jeans Co., Denim & Supply and Women's Blue Label, directing global launch campaigns, retail experiences and cross-functional creative initiatives.
— Supported international expansion across 10+ markets, including Japan, Korea, Canada and the U.S., translating the brand across every consumer touchpoint.
— Built and mentored high-performing creative teams and launched Nine Magazine, an award-winning internal publication.

Earlier

WhoWhatWhy

— Defined marketing strategy and led a global volunteer team of 60+ for a nonprofit journalism platform, directing rebranding, UX redesign, visual identity, messaging and content strategy.

Additional Leadership