Thirty years of making
brands impossible
to ignore.
Born in Karachi. Raised in Hong Kong on dumplings and samosas.
Growing up between cultures taught me that the best ideas come from mixing worlds. It’s shaped everything I’ve made since.
I started as an intern at Moffatt/Rosenthal in Portland, Oregon, trained at Portfolio Center in Atlanta, and then came to New York, where I’ve spent three decades helping the world’s most influential brands tell their stories.
Now
Design Hierarchy
Founder
A creative consultancy building brand stories for founders, artists, humanitarians and philanthropists.
2011–2015
McGarryBowen · Dentsu
Executive Creative Director
Led creative for JPMorgan Chase & Co, across retail, business, sports sponsorship, credit cards and private client, and for Marriott’s brands. The Chase Masters campaign with Serena Williams drove adoption of Chase’s digital tools. Led 40+ creatives and 100 account professionals.
2009–2011
McCann Worldwide
Global Creative Director
Led Intel globally. Launched Holiday Inn’s global identity campaign and Mastercard’s Priceless Cities, creating a look the brand still uses today.
2006–2009
Howald Kalam
Co-founder
Founded with long-time writing partner Rachel Howald.
1996–2006
Young & Rubicam
Art Director to Executive Creative Director
Rose to Executive Creative Director in New York, leading high-profile accounts across 17 countries and 46 languages.
1994
Moffatt/Rosenthal
Intern · Portland, Oregon
Prepping boards. Cleaning. Doing whatever was needed. They paid for my parking.
Thank you, Rob, Mike and Carl.
Two Emmy nominations
Clio Awards
Cannes Lions
Permanent collection, Museum of Modern Art
JPMorgan Chase & Co · Chase · Marriott · Intel · Mastercard · Holiday Inn · AT&T · United Airlines · Dr Pepper · Nokia · Staples · General Mills · Genworth Financial · Computer Associates · Obama Foundation · Merck for Mothers · PBS · Every Woman Treaty · Synergos
“Our youngest Creative Director”
Ted Bell, Chief Creative Officer, Young & Rubicam
“A great eye and a big heart.”
Joyce King Thomas, President and CCO, McCannXBC
“On a scale of one to ten, he’s an 11.5.”
Gordon Bowen, Global Chairman, dentsu mcgarrybowen