Karen Short

Karen is a creative leader with two decades of experience building brands of influence through purpose-driven creativity and innovation. Her goal in the sustainability practice within Accenture Song is to make sustainability relevant and actionable for everyone. She’s used creativity as a force for good for dozens of companies, including Under Armour, Meta, Prudential, the YMCA, Chobani, Enphase, and non-profits like the United Nations, Potential Energy, the Clinton Foundation, the National Women’s Law Center, the Asian American Federation, the Fungi Foundation and more. Her work has been acknowledged by top award shows including the ANDYs, One Show, D&AD, Art Director’s Club, the Clios, the Effies, Webby’s, Cannes Lions (where she has earned multiple Titanium Lions and the first-ever Glass Lion), and her gender equality work has been honored by the United Nations. Karen has been recognized twice in the Adweek Creative 100, as well as Business Insider’s Most Creative Women in Advertising. She’s been lucky to have spent the last ten years working with the extremely talented group of people at Droga5, who were crowned both Adweek and AdAge’sAgency of the Decade.