Shannon Washington

Shannon is the award-winning Global Chief Creative Officer at Gotham, a New York-based ad agency within the McCann Worldgroup Network. Her ability to creatively weave no-nonsense, inclusive messaging into campaigns impresses: Shannon became Ad Age’s Chief Creative Officer of the Year in 2023 and one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business in 2022. Shannon also created Toni, a community exclusively for Black women in advertising, and she co-founded Parlour Travel, a luxury travel experience company that caters to solo Black women looking for an independent group experience.