Joe McCormack

EVP‚ Creative Director‚ San Francisco

Joe oversees all San Francisco’s creative. He also sits at the strategic core of nearly every client’s business, involving himself in brand positioning, messaging and campaign briefs.

Joe’s previous duties as creative director spanned 17 years at agencies such as Anderson & Lembke and Publicis Technology. In that time, he developed award-winning and business-building campaigns for IBM, Microsoft, Hyperion, Autodesk, Hitachi Data Systems, Saba, and AMD.

Joe began his career at JWT Chicago creating breakthrough work for brands including Kellogg’s, Miller Brewing, and Hyatt Hotels. After an international tour with Dentsu/Tokyo, his passion for technology led him to Saatchi & Saatchi/San Francisco, where he helped transform Hewlett Packard into one of the world’s leading technology brands.

Joe received his B.A. in English from the University of Notre Dame. He has hiked the Himalayas, been ordained as a Buddhist monk and survived assorted mountain biking accidents, as well as the rearing of three children. Joe now lives with his family in Marin County, California.