As Senior Vice President and Lead of North American Media at iCrossing, Jonathan has the privilege of directing the rapid growth of their well-established media practice. Jonathan's team currently manages clients such as Direct TV, William's Sonoma, PNC Bank, Lego, Hampton Inns and Mitsubishi Motors.
Previously, Jonathan had spent nine years with Digitas (including Modem Media) most recently as SVP, Global Media. He led their Stamford (CT) and Atlanta (GA) media practices, a wide variety of client relationships and was an active member of Digitas' NY Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
Mr. Adams is recognized as an industry leader having served as Chairman of the AAAA Digital Marketing Committee (2003 - 2006), selected as a "Digital Player" by Advertising Age in 2003, and also selected as one of the "100 People to Know in Media" by Media Magazine in 2004.
Prior to Digitas, Mr. Adams had worked at WPP's OgilvyOne as Senior Partner and Group Media Director, in addition to traditional media roles at Lowe & Partners and The Media Edge.
Through his 20+ year career, he has managed a number of clients and categories including Delta Air Lines (global), Post Foods, Equifax, Mead Johnson Nutrition, Kraft Foods, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Motorola, Sears.com, American Express, IBM and Kimberly-Clark.
Jonathan holds, or has recently held, advisory board posts with iMedia, Digiday, the ARF (Advertising Research Foundation), the IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau), The Weather Channel, the Association for Downloadable Media (ADM), Microsoft and Google.
A native of Miami, Florida, Jonathan joined the New York advertising community in 1991. He graduated from the University of Florida with a B.S. in advertising and management, and lives in Stamford, Connecticut, with his wife, Karen, and twin boys.
