As global chief creative officer for Wolff Olins, a brand strategy consulting firm with offices in London, New York and San Francisco, Forest Young is a thought leader guiding some of the world’s most influential brands.

He studied graphic design at the Yale University School of Art where he received his MFA and was awarded the Mark Whistler Prize and is currently serving as a senior critic. HIs identity, poster, interactive and time-based work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, the Royal Ontario Museum, the Ka Center for Contemporary Art in Shanghai, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, the San Francisco Center for the Book, and at numerous international biennials. Hid work has received recognition from the Cannes Lions, Art Directors Club, One Show, AIGA Cased, Fast Company, Brand New Awards, Print, Graphis, Communication Arts, REBRAND 100® and the Webby Awards.

He is a member of the inaugural Fast Company Impact Council, and serves as a guide and keynote speaker for the Institute of Possibility—a futures-oriented think tank.