Lewis Williams

Executive Vice President, Head of Brand Impact at Weber Shandwick

Lewis leads brand impact at Weber Shandwick, a global communications and marketing solutions firm. During his 30-year career in advertising, he served as SVP, Creative Director at Leo Burnett before joining the multicultural marketing agency Burrell Communications as Chief Creative Officer. During his career he created successful campaigns for global brands including McDonald’s, Toyota, Google, American Airlines, Coca-Cola, Walmart, and P&G, among others. Classically trained in graphic design and art direction, Lewis is versatile in all aspects of the creative process and has extensive expertise across digital and traditional media. Lewis is active on the speaker circuit where he shares his perspective on diversity in the marketing and communications sector. He has also had the honor of serving on the jury of such prestigious creative award shows as Cannes Lions, The International Andy Awards, The One Show, The Clios, and the Communication Arts Advertising Competition. Lewis is a distinguished alumnus of the School of Visual Communication Design at Kent State University, where he established the Lewis and Dona Williams Scholarship Fund to support students in need of financial assistance.