Yusuf Chuku

Yusuf Chuku currently serves as Executive Vice President of Client Advisory at NBCUniversal since January 2021. Previously, Yusuf held significant leadership roles, including Global Chief Strategy Officer at VMLY&R from March 2018 to January 2021, and had a freelance consultancy stint from November 2016 to March 2018. Prior experience includes positions such as EVP and Head of Planning at McCann New York, Head of Strategic Services at McKinney, Chief Strategy Officer at Cheil North America, and Global Planning Director at JWT New York, where notable contributions were made to the global advertising strategy for Smirnoff vodka. Additional roles include Partner at Staufenberger, Smith & Butte LLP, Non-Executive Board Member at Ofsted, and Head of Insight at Naked Communications Europe. Yusuf holds a BA in Economics from The University of Manchester, earned between 1992 and 1995.