David is the vice chair of Accenture, the nearly 800,000-person global technology and professional services company, having just stepped down as the CEO of Accenture Song in September. In his 4 years at the helm, Song nearly doubled it in size, from 12B to over 20B in revenue, making it the single largest creative customer group in the world. Song's offering includes marketing, commerce, customer service, design and digital products.

Previously, Droga was the founder and creative chairman of the globally acclaimed creative agency Droga5, with headquarters in New York and offices in São Paulo, London, Dublin, Tokyo, Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland. (Droga5 was acquired by Accenture in an industry-shattering deal in 2019.)

Droga began his career in the mailroom at Grey Sydney at age 18 and quickly rose through the ranks, becoming Executive Creative Director at OMON Sydney by 22, Chief Creative Officer at Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore at 26 and the CCO of Saatchi HQ in London at 29. Several years later, he served as the first Global CCO of the Publicis Groupe in NYC. However, he grew restless and set up his own agency in 2006.

Under his leadership, Droga5 was named “Agency of the Year” more than 30 times and “Agency of the Decade” by both AdAge and Adweek. He is the most awarded creative in the history of Cannes Lions and the youngest recipient of their Lion of St. Mark, the festival’s lifetime achievement honor.

Droga has been inducted into multiple halls of fame across the world, including the New York Art Directors Club, American Advertising Federation, Media/Marketing Asia, AdNews, and the Australian Writers & Art Directors. His career is marked by a consistent drive to blend creativity with business impact at the highest level.

David sits on the board of the New Museum, New York Public Radio, the New York Public Theater, the National Gallery of Australia and DrogaFamily Foundation.

Despite all of the above, his 4 children are thoroughly unimpressed with him and find him slightly annoying, and at times, lame.

David Droga in conversation with Matthew Freud

Speakers

David Droga

Matthew Freud