Known information
- Created The Stagwell Group
- Was Chief Strategy Officer at Microsoft
- Published 'Microtrends Squared: The New Small Forces Driving Today’s Big Disruptions'
- Served as Chief Strategist for Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign
- Was Worldwide CEO of Burson Marsteller
- Advised British Prime Minister Tony Blair during his campaign for a third term
- Co-founded Penn and Schoen, a global market research firm
- Conducted his first poll at age 13
- Served as pollster to President Clinton for six years
- Pioneered Microsoft’s 'Honestly' campaign and the award-winning Super Bowl 2014 ad 'Empowering Us All'
- Published 'Microtrends', a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller
- Was named Executive Vice President for Advertising and Strategy at Microsoft
- Ran polls for Congressman Ed Koch’s first successful run for Mayor of New York City while a first-year law student at Columbia University
- Was named Corporate Vice President for Strategic and Special Projects at Microsoft Corporation
- Served as a strategic advisor to Bill Gates and Microsoft during the mid-1990s
- Helped elect more than a half dozen heads of state in Latin America
About Stagwell
Stagwell provides digital-first, full-service marketing and communications services globally, managing significant media spend and ecommerce sales while offering expertise in digital transformation and marketing.