Biography

Guy Bommarito is a free-lance writer/creative director living in the San Francisco Bay Area where, previously, he ran the creative department at Hoffman|Lewis. Prior to that he was a group executive creative director at Foote, Cone, Belding in Chicago. He is probably best known for his tenure at GSD&M where, as executive creative director, he led the agency to its first honors in the Andys, Cannes, Communication Arts, D&AD, the New York Art Directors Club, the One Show and the Radio Mercury Awards. While there, Adweek magazine named Guy to its Creative All-Star team twice, including once as most valuable player, and Graphis magazine named GSD&M one of the top ten most creative agencies in the world. In addition, he's taught advertising creativity and campaign courses at the University of Texas at Austin and the Chicago Portfolio School. One of a select group of professionals invited to judge CA magazine’s prestigious advertising annual twice, he lives with one beautiful wife and three amazing young daughters.