Jimmie Stone is a creative leader and cultural architect who has worked for over 20 years to connect brands and consumers through purpose-driven work.

At Green Team, he was the Chief Creative Strategist for over 14 years, and co-developed an agency culture of creativity and purpose focused on vital social and environmental issues, leading instrumental work with non-profits, sustainable tourism, and progressive brands.

As the Chief Creative Officer of Edelman NY, today Jimmie is the driving force behind the creative shift of the world’s leading independent agency. Under his “team of teams” mentality, he has created a nimble, organic ecosystem driven by creativity and purpose. Jimmie’s leadership of this new Creative Network, combined with his business acumen, has driven both financial success and resulted in award-winning campaigns. His vision has helped shift the way clients approach communications today, and is evident in work for REI, GE, Pfizer, Unilever, Energizer, eBay, and Samsung, among others. Stone is also responsible for the growth of Edelman’s creative content offering, including building a real-time response social media newsroom, creative experiential group, and best-in-class video production team.

Jimmie has won numerous awards including the United Nations Integrity in Advertising Award and the International Design Review from ID Magazine. He is an adjunct professor at FIT and co-created Life Lab at MCAD, and served on the Board of the Art Directors Club.

He lives in Brooklyn (which he thinks sounds cool) with his wife and two children (who really are cool).