# David Jones

> David Jones is the founder and CEO of The Brandtech Group, the digital-only marketing group he built to help global brands do their marketing better, faster and cheaper using technology and, increasingly, generative AI. A British executive who once ran the entire Havas network, he left the traditional agency world in 2014, raised hundreds of millions to launch You & Mr Jones in 2015, and rebranded it The Brandtech Group in 2022. Today the company operates in dozens of countries with thousands of employees and positions itself as the world's leading generative-AI marketing company. Jones also co-founded the youth leadership forum One Young World and wrote the book Who Cares Wins.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at The Brandtech Group
- **Organizations:** The Brandtech Group, You & Mr Jones, One Young World, Havas, Euro RSCG Worldwide
- **From:** Altrincham, Cheshire, England
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** Business degree, Fachhochschule Reutlingen (Germany), Business degree, Middlesex Business School (UK), Sandbach School, The Ryleys School
- **Known for:** Founded The Brandtech Group, a digital-only marketing group operating across dozens of countries with thousands of employees, Became CEO of Euro RSCG Australia at 32 and later CEO of the entire Havas network, Co-founded the global youth leadership forum One Young World in 2009

## Career timeline

- **1990s** — Started as account executive at BDH Manchester (now TBWA), then JWT Paris and Lowe Europe; became youngest board member at AMV BBDO in London
- **1998** — Appointed CEO of Euro RSCG Australia at age 32
- **2004** — Became CEO of Euro RSCG New York
- **2005** — Named CEO of Euro RSCG Worldwide and Directeur General of Havas
- **2009** — Added CEO title for Havas Worldwide; co-founded One Young World with Kate Robertson; led the TckTckTck climate campaign requested by Kofi Annan
- **2011** — Expanded role to CEO of the entire Havas network including Havas Media; published Who Cares Wins
- **2014** — Left Havas
- **2015** — Raised roughly $350 million and launched You & Mr Jones as a brandtech group; early investor in Niantic
- **2022** — Rebranded You & Mr Jones as The Brandtech Group
- **2025** — Recognized by Goldman Sachs as one of the year's Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs and named Entrepreneur of the Year by the Grand Prix des Agences de l'Année

## Achievements

- Founded The Brandtech Group, a digital-only marketing group operating across dozens of countries with thousands of employees
- Became CEO of Euro RSCG Australia at 32 and later CEO of the entire Havas network
- Co-founded the global youth leadership forum One Young World in 2009
- Authored Who Cares Wins: Why Good Business Is Better Business (2011)
- Created the TckTckTck climate advocacy campaign that recruited more than 17 million supporters
- Named to Ad Age and Crain's '40 Under 40' and inducted into the American Advertising Federation Hall of Achievement
- World Economic Forum Young Global Leader (2008)
- Named one of Britain's 500 Most Influential People by The Sunday Times
- Recognized by Goldman Sachs as one of 2025's Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Publicly argued that traditional ad agencies are 'missing in action' on generative AI while brands race ahead.
- **2025-12** — Shared AI predictions for the coming year, forecasting that 2026 will be 'the year of AI agents' in marketing.
- **2025** — Recognized by Goldman Sachs as one of the year's Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs and honored as Entrepreneur of the Year for generative-AI leadership.

## Links

- Website: https://thebrandtechgroup.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidjonesoyw
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/brandtechgroup
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/youandmrjones

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Last updated: 2026-07-20