Chief Executive Office, Founder of America the Possible
Martin Puris was Co-founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Ammirati & Puris, one of America’s most revered advertising agencies.
He is presently the founder and CEO of Puris&Partners LLC, a marketing consulting firm.
A copywriter by trade, Martin Puris has over thirty years experience building some of the world’s most esteemed brands, writing some of the world’s great stories, including BMW (“The Ultimate Driving Machine”), Club Med (“The Antidote For Civilization”), UPS (“The Tightest Ship In The Shipping Business”), Compaq Computer, Aetna, Burger King, Four Season’s Hotels, Schweppes, and dozens more of the world’s finest companies.
Founded in 1974, Ammirati&Puris grew to over 650 employees in the U.S. and Canada with billings exceeding $750 million, and was twice named Agency of the Year.
After a 1994 acquisition-merger with The Interpublic Group of Companies, Martin served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ammirati, Puris Lintas. He managed one of the largest advertising networks in the world, with over 10 thousand employees, 172 offices in 54 countries, and annual billings of $7.9 billion. During his tenure on the Board of Directors of IPG, Martin was involved in the merger and acquisition of numerous companies in a wide range of disciplines.
Martin served as Media Advisor to President George H. W. Bush in both presidential campaigns.
He is also an accomplished author and guest lecturer at NYU, University of Chicago, and Columbia Business School Alumni, and has been recognized globally with multiple industry awards and honors. His contributions to various publications, including the Harvard Business Review, have solidified his reputation. Martin Puris was named by Ad Week magazine as one of the twenty most influential figures in advertising during the past 20 years. He has been inducted into the Creative Hall of Fame.
Finally, outside of advertising, Martin has served as a director of several not-for-profit boards including the ASPCA, The Mystic Seaport Museum, Sheltering Arms, and The Hampton Classic.