Shannon
Washington

about the jury

Shannon Washington is an award-winning creative director, creative business leader, brand builder and culturist. 

Currently Shannon is consulting for a small cohort of brands, creators and agencies after serving as the Global Chief Creative Officer at Gotham/McCann Worldgroup, a role she assumed after a successful tenure as US Chief Creative Officer at R/GA. 

Throughout her career, Shannon has steadily established herself as one of the rising voices of the new generation of Madison Avenue leaders, with the wins and accolades to back it all up. At R/GA, she successfully navigated the brand’s flagship office through a global pandemic, personally leading, pitching and converting over $30M in creative business to include TurboTax, Uber, Samsung, ESPN and Sephora. Most importantly, her penchant for transparency and mentorship proved to be her most important asset in stabilizing and supporting her community of over 100 creatives throughout the US and LATAM. Before R/GA, Shannon developed her craft and style at Media Arts Lab, Droga5 and GREY NY. 

In her spare time Shannon designs and leads immersive travel experiences for her bespoke travel brand, Parlour Travel and can be found actively leading and participating in industry conversations around creative leadership, cultural inclusion and technology. 

Shannon is a proud graduate of Howard University and reluctantly resides in the suburbs of her beloved New York City. 

Some of her notable accolades include: 

• AICP Curator in 2025 and 2023
• ANDY Global Jury in 2024
• AdAge Chief Creative Officer of the Year in 2023 
• Cannes Lions Jury President, Mobile in 2023 
• Cannes Lions Juror, Mobile in 2022 
• Fast Company, Most Creative People in 2022 
• AdWeek 100 in 2020
• ADCOLOR+ One Club Creative of the Year in 2018