Joe Young

A Connecticut native, Joe is an award-winning cartoonist, filmmaker, producer, writer, and teaching artist. He is President of Young Studios, a full-service advertising agency based in Hartford, Connecticut, as well as the creator of the socially engaged Scruples comic characters. He is also the writer and executive producer of Hartford’s first major homegrown book-to-film project, Diamond Ruff.

In 1999, Joe received the prestigious Daily Point of Light Award from the White House for volunteering his time to provide access to the arts to young people. He’s been featured in People, Ebony, Essence, GQ, Rolling Stone, Jet Magazine, Boston Globe, New York Times, Hartford Courant, C-Span, U.S. Weekend, CNN, and other national media outlets.

A graduate of Goodwin University, where he is pursuing his master’s degree in Organizational Leadership, he is an advocate for encouraging young and older people to attend college and learn as much as possible to help enhance their quality of life.