Hayden Gilbert

Hayden Gilbert has a diverse and extensive work experience in the advertising industry. Hayden is currently working as the Narrative Lead + Agency Partner at Nike. Before that, Hayden founded and served as the CEO of SHELTR Creative, which is an innovative and scalable agency partner. Hayden has also held notable leadership positions such as Vice President and Creative Director at HumanN, Executive Creative Director at Dell Technologies, and Creative Director at FunAir, GSD&M, and The Richards Group. Additionally, they have worked as an Associate Creative Director at McCann Worldgroup and a Sr. Copywriter at Barkley. Hayden's career started as a Copywriter at MeringCarson. Throughout their career, they have worked with numerous well-known brands including Ford, Amazon, Qualcomm, IBM, Chrysler, and American Airlines, and has received recognition for their exceptional work at various international festivals and awards.

Hayden Gilbert earned a Bachelor of Science in Advertising from The University of Texas at Austin in 1999. During the same period, Hayden also pursued a Master's Degree in Creative Sequence, Writing from the same institution. In 2020, Hayden obtained a certification as an Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner from IBM.