John McKelvey is an Emmy award-winning, Executive Creative Director and Co-Founder of JohnXHannes New York. John was the number one ranked creative director by the One Club in 2015 before founding his agency in 2016. JohnXHannes New York works at the intersection of entertainment and advertising. Their first feature film Corazon premiered globally at Tribeca Film Festival as a finalist. They are US small agency of the year and their work has been featured in the New York Times, Time Magazine, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Wall Street Journal, and on CNN, ABC, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers.

John has been honored by the United Nations and awarded the highest industry accolades for both creativity and effectiveness. JXH recently won the Cannes Lions Grand Prix, Best of Show at the One Show, multiple Webby Awards, The Grand Clio for Branded Entertainment, D&AD Pencils, and multiple Gold Effies. John is based in Brooklyn, New York.