Keith Cartwright ’97, president & chief creative officer, Cartwright

Keith Cartwright ’97, founder, president and chief creative officer of model marketing agency Cartwright, will join the Newhouse School for a virtual talk as part of the Eric Mower Advertising Forum.

A highly recognized creative executive, Cartwright is the co-founder of Saturday Morning. He has helped lead the group’s award-winning “The Look,” an initiative created with Procter & Gamble to raise awareness of racial bias, and the Cannes award-winning “Peace Briefs,” a line of underwear designed to bring understanding between the police and the community they serve.

He has previously held positions at Union Made Creative, 72andSunny, Butler Shine Stern & Partners, the Martin Agency and Wieden+Kennedy. He was named a top creative by Adweek and one of the top 10 influential people in advertising by Campaign Magazine.

Cartwright has been recognized by every major awards organization, including One Show, Clios, AICP, AIGA, Addys, Art Directors Club, the London and New York Festivals and D&AD and Cannes. He earned an Emmy Award in 2019.