Philippe Krakowsky

Philippe Krakowsky is Chief Executive Officer of Interpublic Group(IPG) .

Prior to being named IPG’s CEO, Philippe was the company’s Chief Operating Officer, managing business operations across all of Interpublic, with direct oversight of IPG’s independent companies Acxiom, Carmichael Lynch, Deutsch, Hill Holliday, Huge, Kinesso, Matterkind and R/GA. During that time, Philippe was also

Chairman of IPG Mediabrands. Over the course of his nearly two decade tenure at IPG, Philippe has also led the strategy, talent, communications and business development functions for the holding company.

In 2018, Philippe was the key architect of IPG’s $2.3 billion acquisition of Acxiom, the data and solutions company that has developed one of the world’s most extensive consumer data assets, and is just as importantly known for its leadership in data privacy and data ethics.

He started his business career in the technology industry, as part of the team that built and ultimately sold an artificial intelligence software company to Apple Computer in the late 1980s. Philippe is on the Board of Directors of the Partnership for New York City, The Paley Center for Media Board of Trustees, and is Vice

Chair of the Unstereotype Alliance, convened by UN Women. He’s been inducted into the American Advertising Federation’s Hall of Achievement, the premier honor for marketing services professionals under age 40.