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Andrew Essex | |
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| Born | 1965 Brooklyn, NY[1] |
| Education | New York University, M.A |
Andrew Essex is an American business executive, journalist and author based in New York City. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Tribeca Enterprises, the parent company of Tribeca Film Festival.[2] Until 2015, he was the chairman and founding CEO of Droga5,[3] which won multiple awards under his leadership and was commended for its creative campaigns.[4][5][6]
Essex was the executive editor of Details magazine from 2000 to 2004 and then served as the editor in chief of Absolute Magazine.[7] His writing has been published in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, Outside and several other magazines. Essex is a frequent public speaker on media and marketing strategies. He is an angel investor in many technology firms and serves as an advisor to the White House Office of Digital Strategy and the Wharton SEI Center for Advanced Studies in Management.
Education and career
Essex holds a BA[8] and an MA in American literature from New York University.[9] He began his career as a journalist and wrote pieces for The New Yorker in the 1990s.[10] Later, he held editorial posts at Entertainment Weekly, Salon.com as well as The New Yorker[11] and served as a consultant for the launch of US Weekly magazine.[12]
In 2000, Essex joined Details magazine as the executive editor and oversaw the magazine’s branding of the metrosexual phenomenon.[13] In 2002, while looking for advertising executives to include in Details magazine's annual power list, he met David Droga who was then the worldwide creative director of agency Publicis Worldwide. In 2004, Essex left Details magazines and became the editor in chief of Absolute, a luxury magazine. During this time, Droga and Essex kept in touch and often shared their views on how their respective industries were flawed. After working for several years, both wanted to start an entrepreneurial venture so they began working on ideas. Essex left Absolute in 2005 and the next year the two founded Droga5, an advertising agency.[14]
After founding the company, Essex became the CEO. Under his leadership, the agency created UNICEF Tap Project and The Great Schlep of 2008. Both of the campaigns received a lot of media coverage and were commended for their ingenuity.[15] In April 2013, Essex became the Vice Chairman of Droga5 after serving as CEO for five years.[16] He stepped down from the position of Vice Chairman and left the company in July 2015.[17]
In January 2016, Essex joined Tribeca Enterprises as its CEO replacing Jane Rosenthal at the organisation.
Essex has served as a television commentator for ABC, CNN, Anderson Cooper, The View and FOX News. His writing has been published in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, Outside and several other magazines. He has co-authored three books: A Very Public Offering: The Story of the Globe.com, Chasing Cool, with Gene Pressman, and Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco and Destiny, with Nile Rodgers.[18]
Essex sits on the board of The American Advertising Federation,[19] the iHeart Media Creative Advisory Counsel,[20] and Venture For America.[21] He is also a board member at the Internet Advertising Bureau, and POP TECH.[22]
Essex is a frequent public speaker on media, marketing and monetization strategies.[23][24] He is an angel investor in many technology firms and serves as an advisor to the White House Office of Digital Strategy and the Wharton SEI Center for Advanced Studies in Management.[25]
Personal Life
He lives with his wife and two children in New York City.
Bibliography
- A Very Public Offering: The Story of the Globe.com
- Chasing Cool with Gene Pressman
- Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco and Destiny with Nile Rodgers
References
- ^ "Former journalist plans to transform Tribeca Film Festival into a year-round affair".
- ^ "Tribeca Enterprises Taps Andrew Essex as CEO".
- ^ "Droga5 Sells Stake to Talent Agency William Morris Endeavor".
- ^ "Agency of the Year: A Maturing Droga5 Still Hasn't Lost Its Edge".
- ^ "Perfect Pitch: How Droga5 Is Making Ads You Can't Ignore".
- ^ "Making a Big Splash, Plus Adam and Eve in Camelot".
- ^ "Tribeca Film Festival Company Names Andrew Essex Chief Executive".
- ^ "Tribeca Enterprises Taps Andrew Essex as CEO".
- ^ "Andrew Essex Named CEO Of Tribeca Enterprises".
- ^ "Former journalist plans to transform Tribeca Film Festival into a year-round affair".
- ^ "Droga5 Veteran Andrew Essex Named CEO of Tribeca Enterprises".
- ^ "CEO of Tribeca Enterprises and former CEO of world-renowned creative agency Droga5".
- ^ "ANDREW ESSEX NAMED CEO OF TRIBECA ENTERPRISES".
- ^ "The New Don Drapers: Hollywood Comes Calling for Droga5".
- ^ "Andrew Essex - CEO Tribeca Enterprises".
- ^ "Andrew Essex Biography".
- ^ "David Droga Talks Management Moves".
- ^ "Droga5's Andrew Essex: Marketers 'Need to Produce Premium Content'".
- ^ "Who We Are".
- ^ "Berlin School and Clear Channel Launch Competition for Leadership in Audio Innovation - Winner Receives Full-Tuition Scholarship To Attend Berlin School Global EMBA Program".
- ^ "Board Advisors".
- ^ "Meet Andrew Essex, Co-founder and Chairman of Droga 5".
- ^ "Cannes Lions Presentation: Andrew Essex Raves and Mades New Creativity Standards for the Future".
- ^ "LE MOBILE À TRAVERS L'ÉDUCATION // ANDREW ESSEX".
- ^ "PAPER TO PIXELS: Who is Andrew Essex?".