# Jeffrey Whipps

> Jeffrey Whipps is Vice President of Marketing at Google, where he leads the company's global brand studio and holds global responsibility for strategic brand and reputation topics spanning sustainability, digital wellbeing, crisis response, and diversity and inclusion. Before Google, he spent seven years at Apple as Director of Worldwide Advertising, contributing to iconic campaigns including the iPod Silhouettes and Mac vs. PC series. His career spans over two decades at the intersection of technology and storytelling, with earlier roles at Netscape, Shutterfly, Sun Microsystems, and McCann Worldgroup.

- **Role:** Vice President Marketing at Google
- **Organizations:** Google, Apple, McCann Worldgroup, Sun Microsystems, Shutterfly, Netscape Communications
- **Nationality:** American
- **Known for:** Led development of Apple's iconic iPod Silhouettes advertising campaign, Led development of Apple's celebrated Mac vs. PC campaign series, Named jury chair for the Brand Film Awards 2021

## Career timeline

- **1997-2000** — Senior Advertising Manager at Netscape Communications - one of the defining early internet companies
- **2000-2001** — Director of Brand Marketing at Shutterfly, Inc.
- **2001-2003** — Director of Brand Marketing at Sun Microsystems
- **2003-2005** — VP, Management Supervisor at McCann Worldgroup
- **2005-2012** — Senior Director, Worldwide Advertising at Apple - led award-winning consumer campaigns for iPod, iTunes, iPhone, iPad, and Mac, including the iconic iPod Silhouettes and Mac vs. PC campaigns
- **2012-present** — Vice President Marketing at Google - leads global brand studio, responsible for strategic brand and reputation topics including sustainability, digital wellbeing, crisis response, and diversity and inclusion

## Achievements

- Led development of Apple's iconic iPod Silhouettes advertising campaign
- Led development of Apple's celebrated Mac vs. PC campaign series
- Named jury chair for the Brand Film Awards 2021
- Named one of 7 Bay Area community leaders and gamechangers by 7x7 Bay Area magazine (2015)
- Attended GQ's Men of the Year 2025 event at Chateau Marmont
- Leads Google's global brand studio - a large internal creative, strategic and technical agency
- Has global responsibility for strategic brand and reputation topics for one of the world's most recognized brands

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Attended GQ's Men of the Year 2025 event at Chateau Marmont, Los Angeles
- **2021-02** — Named jury chair for the Brand Film Awards 2021, emphasizing Netflix/HBO-level craft standards for brand storytelling

## Links

- Website: https://google.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreywhipps/
- Twitter/X: http://twitter.com/Cat5BoatShoes.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jwhipps/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/GoogleFiber

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