David Droga is Founder and Creative Chairman of Droga5, one of the most successful and influential agencies of the past decade.
To date, Droga is the most awarded creative of all time at Cannes, with over 70 Lions, and six Grand Prix wins. He is the youngest person ever inducted into the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame. In 2017, he received the Cannes Lifetime Achievement Award, the Lion of St. Mark.
At 18, Droga began his career in the mailroom of Grey in Sydney. By 22, he was partner and ECD at OMON, winning Australian Agency of the Year twice. By age 29, he was ECD of Saatchi & Saatchi London, earning Agency of the Year honors from Cannes, Ad Age and Adweek. In 2003, he moved to New York City to become the first-ever Worldwide Chief Creative Officer of the Publicis Network.
In 2006, David launched Droga5. Just over a decade later for clients including Under Armour, Chase Bank, The New York Times, Cover Girl, Prudential and Hennessy, Droga5 has been named Agency of the Year multiple times by every major publication and show in the world.
