John Barker is the Founder and Chief Idea Officer at BARKER, a Manhattan-based creative agency established in 2003. With a passion for advertising and branding, they have built a successful agency generating over $40 million in revenue, recognized as one of the 100 fastest growing agencies in America. Prior to founding BARKER, John held various leadership positions, including SVP Group Creative Director at Grey Entertainment and Director of Advertising at Sony Music. John earned a BA from Yale University in 1987.