Next Creative Leaders

Next Creative Leaders is a portfolio competition that identifies, celebrates, and gives a global platform to talented, gender expansive creatives who are making their mark on the world with both their work and a unique point of view on creative leadership.

Next Creative Leaders 2019 Jury

Soham Chatterjee

Senior Creative

Leo Burnett

Soham was born in Calcutta, raised in Bombay and learnt how to cook a mean Butter Chicken in Miami. He credits his painter, poet, musician mother for his creative genes and his brand manager wife for his confidence.

Soham is an alumnus of Miami Ad School, where he was declared as the most awarded advertising student in the world by winning over 120 national and international awards. He has worked in India, Miami, NYC and currently is a Senior Creative at Leo Burnett, Chicago. He also worked with Human Rights Foundation as a Creative Director for the project Flash Drives for Freedom, which aims to end Kim Jong Un's regime by smuggling flash-drives filled with relevant content, inside North Korea.

Soham has won plenty of metals at The Clios, including a Grand Clio, The One Show, Cannes Lions, Cannes Lions Health, D&AD, D&AD Impact, ADC Young Guns, Art Director’s Club, The Andys, London International Awards, Facebook Global Awards, Epica Awards, Communication Arts etc. for Leo Burnett. His work has been featured in top publications across the world and was even a part of Tate Curated Exhibition at London Design Museum.

He has served as a jury at The One Show, ADC, The Clio Awards, The Young Ones, Cannes Young Lions, AdStars (South Korea), Creativity and New York Festivals. He is also a guest professor at Miami Ad School (Miami, NYC, Mumbai, Punta Cana), Portfolio Center, Atlanta, Chicago Portfolio School and a resident DJ at Agency Afterhours x Virgin Hotels Chicago.

Soham has been named as one of the 30 under 30 most creative people in advertising by Business Insider. Twice!

 

 

 



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