VMLY&R boss Jon Cook opens up on DE&I | Advertising
linkedin While the ad industry conversation around diversity, equity and inclusion has gotten louder, CEOs of major companies don’t always directly address the topic. Walter T. Geer, industry activist and executive creative director of experience design at VMLY&R, challenged his boss, Jon Cook, to join him for a public conversation on Instagram live to do exactly that. The candid, hourlong conversation (see bottom) drew in over 1,200 viewers and touched on topics ranging from recruitment and retention of BIPOC employees, to creating safe spaces at work, to investing in BI...