Andrew Graff
CEO
Allen and Gerritsen
Andrew Graff is a challenger of the status quo. As CEO of Allen and Gerritsen, Andrew has grown the agency to over 200 makers, storytellers and inventors, and he’s committed to applying the same rigor to workplace culture as he does to a client’s marketing ROI.
A&G was ranked by Advertising Age as the nation’s #1 “Best Place to Work in Marketing & Media” two years in a row. A&G’s inventive case studies have been featured repeatedly in PSFK & Fast Company and also honored by the One Show, Jay Chiat, Mashies and with an Adweek Project Isaac Gold Award for Invention in Human Resources. The team at A&G works with brands like the Boston Celtics, Beats by Dre, Campbell’s, Shure Microphones, Dietz & Watson, Sunoco, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Meetup and Upworthy.
Andrew is on the board of the 4As, and was Chairman of the Ad Club of Boston for five years. He was honored at the Ad Club’s 100th Anniversary Gala as the 2013 Future Legend Recipient and was also recognized by news-blog Bostinno as one of “50 on Fire.” He’s also Chairman of the 4A’s Learning and Development Committee.
Andrew is also a featured blogger for the Huffington Post. His most recent blog post “Stop Collaborate and Listen” shares tips from his panel on creative collaboration from this year’s Talent 2030 Conference.
Andrew is honored to be hosting the Management Practitioner’s Conference for the 2nd year in a row.