Suresh Raj

Chief Growth Officer, McCann New York

Suresh is the Chief Growth Officer at McCann New York, part of McCann Worldgroup. Previously at VIRTUE, the creative agency powered by VICE Media Group, Ogilvy and Zeno Group, Suresh has over 24 years experience in the marcomms industry, with a primary responsibility of driving growth across the business. Suresh’s experience spans the full integrated marketing spectrum from creative, digital through to PR and experiential. In and out of work, Suresh is a vocal champion of diversity across all spectrums and has been named onto numerous Top 100 Lists (Ethnic Minority & LGBTQ+) by the Financial Times, Yahoo! Finance, YouTube and also a ADCOLOR nominee. He was also a Campaign 40 under 40 honoree as well as AdWeek’s Pride Star recipient. He has served on juries for the Effies (NA), PR Week Awards and SABRE Awards, and was most recently on the Cannes Lions Jury for Glass: The Lion for Change (2024). He is also a member of the Cannes Lions-ANA CMO Growth Council, board member for the Marketing Society, as well as the Chair of the ANA LGBTQ+ Forum.


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