David Shih is an executive creative and brand leader, writer, and Oxford comma loyalist based in Chicago.
He partners with leadership teams to turn business strategy into creative that drives growth, clarity, and differentiation. His background spans PE-backed growth companies, global brands, and top-tier agencies, with experience leading brand transformation, building scalable creative teams, and guiding complex, high-stakes initiatives.
He has led work for brands including Samsung, Jeep, Sony, State Farm, and KitchenAid, and believes creativity is most powerful when it earns its place in the business.
In addition to writing about himself in the third person, he once told Michael Bay that Transformers would absolutely make a great movie. Sorry about that.