# Leyla Dailey

> Leyla Touma Dailey is president and chief creative officer of Louisville-based Doe-Anderson and the first woman to hold either position at the agency. Ad Age named her its 2024 Small Agency Executive of the Year. Her work spans consumer brands, agency identity and creative mentorship; she also serves on the board of Fund for the Arts.

- **Role:** President and Chief Creative Officer at Doe-Anderson
- **Organizations:** Doe-Anderson, Cavalry, Young & Rubicam, Leo Burnett, Digitas, Fund for the Arts, The One Club for Creativity
- **Education:** BA, Comparative Religion and English Literature, University of Vermont, Miss Porter’s School
- **Known for:** First woman to serve as president and chief creative officer of Doe-Anderson., 2024 Ad Age Small Agency Executive of the Year., 2023 Business Women First Enterprising Woman of the Year, as listed in her AME jury biography.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2021** — Held creative leadership roles at Digitas, Leo Burnett, Young & Rubicam and Cavalry.
- **2021** — Joined Doe-Anderson as EVP and chief creative officer; settled in Louisville.
- **2022** — Named as an Elevate creative leadership mentor.
- **2023** — Added the role of president in January; helped present the agency’s new visual identity in February.
- **2024** — Named Ad Age Small Agency Executive of the Year.
- **2025** — Served on the AME Awards Grand Jury; three executive creative directors were promoted in November and report to her.

## Achievements

- First woman to serve as president and chief creative officer of Doe-Anderson.
- 2024 Ad Age Small Agency Executive of the Year.
- 2023 Business Women First Enterprising Woman of the Year, as listed in her AME jury biography.
- Credited chief creative officer on the 2023 ADC Merit Honor-winning Endery “Un-Ugly Sweaters” work.
- Served on Next Creative Leaders, ADC Fusion Cube, Dubai Lynx and Effie juries.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Doe-Anderson unveiled branding for Louisville’s 2028 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Gymnastics; her LBB profile lists her among agency creative credits.
- **2025-11** — Miles Harvey, Britt Riley and Zach Stewart were promoted to SVP executive creative director roles reporting to Dailey.

## Links

- Website: https://doeanderson.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leyla-touma-dailey-5006b32

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Last updated: 2026-10-06