# Shawn Sachs

> Shawn Sachs is the New York-based partner and CEO of Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis. His career spans Washington political work, entertainment and corporate communications, nonprofit representation and the launch of Madica Productions. He also publishes landscape and travel photography.

- **Role:** Partner and CEO at Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis
- **Organizations:** Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis, Madica Productions, International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
- **Education:** University of Colorado Boulder
- **Known for:** Partner and CEO of a communications agency with operations in the United States and London., Helped launch Madica Productions in 2013., Credited as an executive producer on World Debut.

## Career timeline

- **1990s** — Worked with Senator Byron Dorgan and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in Washington, DC.
- **2000** — Joined the firm, according to his IADAS biography.
- **2007** — Named partner.
- **2013** — Helped launch Madica Productions with Ken Sunshine; Jeff Tahler became managing director.
- **2015** — Responded to scrutiny of the agency’s Wikipedia editing; the firm stopped making Wikipedia edits.
- **2016** — Became an executive member of IADAS.
- **2022** — Agency became Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis as Keleigh Thomas Morgan and Heather Lylis became co-presidents.
- **2024** — Agency announced five veteran employee promotions and a London office.
- **2025** — Agency appointed Sarah Corney to lead its London office.

## Achievements

- Partner and CEO of a communications agency with operations in the United States and London.
- Helped launch Madica Productions in 2013.
- Credited as an executive producer on World Debut.
- Executive member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences since 2016.
- Included in City & State New York’s 2026 Who’s Who in Political Consulting & Communications.
- His agency placed fourth in Observer’s 2026 PR Power List.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Andrea A. Higgins recalled Sachs’s advice to stay curious in PRSA’s Inside the Industry feature.
- **2026-02** — Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis ranked fourth in Observer’s 2026 PR Power List.
- **2026-01** — Named in City & State New York’s Who’s Who in Political Consulting & Communications.
- **2025-06** — The agency announced Sarah Corney as managing director of its London office.

## Links

- Website: https://www.shawnsachsphotography.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnsachs

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Last updated: 2026-10-06