Steve Harris
Chief Strategic Officer
Steve serves as a lead business, communications
and technology strategist across all top accounts.
He draws upon years of global brand building experience to consult with the agency's clients on strategically building consumer relationships by engaging consumers to spend more time with the brand. Harris has a long history of success in managing and directing creative firms, most recently having served as Studio Services Director for the New York office of J. Walter Thompson, the nation's largest and oldest ad agency. There, Steve managed all aspects of the agency's creative studio for a client roster including such recognized brands as Kleenex, Smirnoff, Debeers, Domino's, Estee Lauder, Kraft and Merrill Lynch. Steve was also responsible for executing national and international advertising campaigns for HSBC, Diamond Trading Company, L.L.Bean and JetBlue.
Prior to JWT New York, Steve served as Studio Director for Coach Inc. where he managed the in-house creative studio for the global retail fashion advertiser. The early portion of his career included managerial and directorial responsibilities on accounts such as Volvo, Phillips Electronics, Subway, Gillette and Moet & Chandon.
Steve's agency specialties include:
- Business strategy
- Copywriting
- Database marketing
- Broadcast production
- Buzz / Word-of-mouth– online and off.
Steve's career began as a designer and art director but has spent the majority of his career in business management and global production services. In such roles, Steve has developed business applications and real-time process management for some of Madison Avenue's largest ad agencies.
This makes him one of the most creative Excel guys you probably don't want to meet.

Resides in Fairfield, CT with his wife Ashley, their twins Katie and Ethan, and their Australian Shepherd Zipper.

Bachelor degree in Design
Minors in Psychology and Writing
Fairfield University (Fairfield, CT)
