# David Gorodetski

> David Gorodetski is the Haifa-born co-founder and CEO of Sage Communications, a McLean, Virginia, agency built around public-sector, technology, nonprofit and membership-organization work. Trained as an artist and designer, he turned a talent for reducing complicated ideas to their essentials into a career spanning Stackig, Ogilvy PR and more than two decades at Sage. His public record reveals a leader preoccupied with candid communication, ethical client choices, staff development and community institutions, with painting, sailing, jazz and an ambition to try stand-up comedy supplying the counterpoint.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Sage Communications
- **Organizations:** Sage Communications, Ogilvy Public Relations, Stackig Advertising and Public Relations, Frost & Sullivan, DC Jazz Festival, Leadership Greater Washington, Sitar Arts Center, Capital Fringe
- **From:** Haifa, Israel
- **Education:** Master of Fine Arts in Media Studies, Parsons School of Design at The New School, Bachelor of Arts in Communications Design, WIZO Haifa Academy of Design and Education
- **Known for:** Co-founded Sage Communications and helped grow it through organic expansion and strategic acquisitions., Earned three Addy Awards and two EMA honors for creative work., Received the John Conyers Jr. Jazz Advocacy Award from the DC Jazz Festival in 2015.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Moved from Haifa to New York for graduate school, then stayed in the United States after an internship led to a job offer.
- **Before 2004** — Worked at a small design studio, then built Stackig Advertising and Public Relations' Washington interactive division before becoming vice president and worldwide head of Ogilvy Public Relations Interactive Creative Services.
- **2004** — Co-founded Sage Communications with Larry Rosenfeld, serving as chief operating officer and executive creative director.
- **2015** — Joined Leadership Greater Washington's Class of 2015 and received the DC Jazz Festival's John Conyers Jr. Jazz Advocacy Award.
- **2021** — Became CEO of Sage Communications after co-founder Larry Rosenfeld retired in August.
- **2022** — Sage formed a strategic alliance with Deep Water Point to support companies pursuing growth in the federal market.
- **2023** — Used a Sage U fireside chat to explain his creative process, the discipline of 'owning the no' and lessons from leading through remote work.
- **2025** — Published a LinkedIn article arguing for a neural-network approach to cybersecurity.
- **2026** — Continued the Sage Scholarship with Leadership Greater Washington, recognizing two students pursuing communications-related paths.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Sage Communications and helped grow it through organic expansion and strategic acquisitions.
- Earned three Addy Awards and two EMA honors for creative work.
- Received the John Conyers Jr. Jazz Advocacy Award from the DC Jazz Festival in 2015.
- Built Stackig's Washington interactive division from the ground up.
- Advanced from creative and operations leadership to CEO of Sage Communications in 2021.
- Helped establish a recurring scholarship with Leadership Greater Washington for students entering communications-related fields.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Sage Communications announced its sixth appearance on PRNEWS' Agency Elite Top 120, with Gorodetski commenting on the recognition.
- **2026-07** — Gorodetski highlighted the third annual Sage Scholarship recipients, Joshua Osei-Nimoh and Saron Gebereegziabhier, through Sage's partnership with Leadership Greater Washington.
- **2025-01** — Published 'Revolutionizing Cybersecurity: The Need for a Neural Network Approach' on LinkedIn.

## Links

- Website: https://www.aboutsage.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgorodetski
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/DGorodetski
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOmm_IDS7RU
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sage_comm/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sagecomm/

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Last updated: 2026-09-22