Jered Thorp

Jered Thorp currently serves as the Managing Editor for the North America Newsroom at adidas since January 2021. Prior to this role, Jered held various prominent positions at Nike, including Senior Director of North America Communications and Global Sportswear Communications Director from February 2015 to November 2020, where responsibilities included directing communications for the Sportswear business unit. Jered's experience also encompasses a role as VP of Strategic & Creative Planning at Ketchum and Creative Director at GolinHarris, focusing on men's marketing, along with experience as a Senior Account Executive and Account Executive at Edelman managing client relations and PR support for consumer packaged goods. Early career experience includes an internship at Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide. Jered holds an MBA in Marketing from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Communications/Advertising from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.