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Norman Pearlstine
"Technology and globalization are disrupting the business models for all the creative disciplines, including Media, Entertainment, Advertising and Marketing. The Berlin School of Creative Leadership will teach creative stars the skills required to innovate and adjust, enabling them to better lead their companies in the future."

Norman Pearlstine

Chief Content Officer, Bloomberg L.P., Former Editor-in-Chief Time Inc.
Sebastian Turner
"The Berlin School aims to elevate those who are great with ideas by its customized, focused executive program. It will turn outstanding creatives into outstanding creative leaders."

Sebastian Turner

Partner and CEO, Scholz & Friends Group, University of Arts Berlin

Our Organization


Board of Directors/ Board of Governors

Globally representing media, entertainment, advertising and marketing.

Board of Directors

  • Simon Clift
    Chief Marketing Officer & Group, VP Personal Care, Unilever
  • Rishad Tobaccowala
    Chief Executive Officer, Denuo
  • Sebastian Turner
    Chief Executive Officer, Scholz & Friends Group

Board of Governors

  • Rick Boyko
    Managing Director, VCU Adcenter
  • Mick Buckley
    President & CEO, CNBC Europe
  • David Dangoor
    Former Senior Vice, President Marketing, Philip Morris
  • Jean-Marie Dru
    Chairman, TBWA Worldwide
  • Robert Greenberg
    Chairman & CEO & CCO, R/GA
  • Roger Hatchuel
    Former Chairman, Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival
  • Michael Hockney
    Former Chief Executive, D&AD
  • Jeff Jarvis
    Director, Interactive Journalism Program at the City University of New York
  • Anthony Jones
    President, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  • Jon Kamen
    Chairman & CEO, @radical.media
  • Akira Kagami 
    Executive Creative Director, Dentsu, Inc.
  • Marcio Moreira
    Vice Chairman Global Professional Management, McCann Worldgroup
  • Rachael Powell
    Founder and Partner Powell Communications New York
  • Keith Reinhard
    Chairman Emeritus, DDB Worldwide Inc.
  • Jacques Séguela
    Vice-President, Chief-Creative Officer, Havas Advertising
  • Rolf Schmidt-Holz
    CEO, SONY/BMG Music Entertainment
  • Ross Sutherland
    Chief Creative Officer, Corbis Corporation

Founding Institutions

Respected institutions for knowledge transfer and creative excellence.

Steinbeis University Berlin

Steinbeis University Berlin (SHB) is one of Germany's leading private universities for knowledge transfer between science and industry. SHB offers accredited undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate degree programs. Since 1999 Steinbeis has offered the leading MBA program in Europe for media and communication professionals: The Media MBA.

Currently over 1000 students, most of which are experienced industry leaders, receive top quality professional instruction from over 300 dedicated, qualified instructors. SHB is proud to operate partnership programs with top international academic institutions including SDA Bocconi in Milan and the Stern School of Business in New York. All programs and courses are unsubsidized.

Art Directors Club (Germany)

The Art Directors Club (ADC) is an international non-profit professional membership organization open to leading communication professionals from advertising, design, broadcasting, illustration, interactive media, film, photography, and publishing.

The ADC plays an active role in representing the interests of its members and has the goal of improving creative performance and training the creative leaders of tomorrow. Each year, the ADC offers two major awards as well as a series of professional seminars for creative professionals. The ADC is also involved in supporting creativity in the economy.

The German Chapter, headquartered in Berlin, was founded in 1964 and currently has over 475 members governed by a 12-member board of directors.


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