Chris studied advertising design, illustration, graphics and film at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. He started his career at the creative powerhouse Chiat/Day in LA then was recruited to Goodby/Silverstein in San Francisco, creating award-winning ads for numerous clients. His successes in writing and art directing commercials naturally lead him to begin a new career as a director. He quickly started working on some of the biggest brands in the country including Budweiser, IKEA, Volkswagon, Ford, Toyota, Honda, Dell, Kellogg’s, McDonald’s, Burger King, Mars, and Walmart. Chris has developed a signature style that mixes insightful performances with humor. Creating a range of work the encompasses the patently absurd to comedy that is fully grounded in human behavior. His extensive training in the visual arts allows Chris the bring a unique approach to every project from the simple to the rich and complex. Chris has created some of the most memorable pieces of communication in our industry and is one of the few practitioners that has been distinguished internationally for both his work as an agency creative as well as a director.