Jury

Alisa Wolfson
EVP, Head of Design
Leo Burnett Chicago
United States
EVP, Head of Design
Leo Burnett Chicago
United States
As a leader in the agency’s U.S. visual design practice, Alisa oversees brand
development for some of the world’s most recognized brands and many of
the agency’s cultural and socially conscious clients. Her career at Burnett began
when she built the agency’s Department of Design—a team that is comprised
of design thinkers and visual brand specialists. She is a founding member
of the Leo Burnett Global Design Council and engages design conversation and
critique worldwide.
Her work has been continuously recognized by notable industry awards
and publications. She has received the inaugural D&AD White Pencil, a One Club
Design for Good Gold and Best in Show at The One Show Design.
Alisa has been named AdAge’s Woman to Watch and is in Chicago New City Design’s
Hall of Fame. She is an active part of the Chicago design and cultural scene.
Alisa is the President Emeritus of the AIGA Chicago and most recently is a member of
The Arts Alliance of Illinois board of directors. She is also a mentor, lecturer, and mom.
Alisa is an advocate for collaboration and creative excellence within Leo Burnett
and the community, championing design as the best method for transforming products,
services, processes, strategy, and culture.