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The Holding Company That Invented the Holding Company - Then Joined One
IPG spent six decades proving that rival agencies could prosper under one roof. Then data, platforms and media scale rewrote the bargain - and the inventor of the modern agency holding company became part of an even larger one.
Christopher Carroll Built His Career Where the Numbers Have to Hold
For nearly two decades at Interpublic, Christopher Carroll worked behind the creative industry's bright lights - building controls, systems and financial discipline across a global agency group.
Donnalyn Smith
Donnalyn Smith is the Global CEO of Momentum Worldwide, the experiential and brand-experience agency within the Interpublic Group. She joined Momentum in 1995 and rose through account leadership, managing director and regional roles to President of North America before being named Global CEO in November 2022. Under her leadership Momentum has been named Experiential Agency of the Year by Adweek and Campaign US and Employer of the Year by Digiday. A founding member of the #TimesUpAdvertising movement and a She Runs It Trailblazer Mom of the Year, she is a vocal advocate for diversity, fairness and support systems for working parents in the industry.