Alisa Wolfson
- United States
- Member since 2013
Alisa Wolfson is the EVP Head of Design at Leo Burnett, Chicago.
As a leader in the agency’s U.S. design practice, Alisa oversees brand extension and campaign visual identity for Samsung, Kelloggs, P&G and many of the agency’s cultural and socially conscious clients.
Her career at Burnett began in 2009, when she founded the Department of Design—a group that she has grown from a team of four to eighteen designers. She is an advocate for collaboration and design excellence within the agency and community, championing design thinking as a method for transforming products, services, processes and strategy.
Her work has been recognized by notable awards, including the inaugural D&AD White Pencil, Best in Show at the One Show Design, and the first-ever Gold Pencil awarded to Design for the Greater Good. She has been named one of 30 “Women to Watch” by Ad Age Magazine.
Alisa is an active part of the Chicago design and cultural scene. She is the President Emeritus of the AIGA Chicago and the Design Director at Lampo, a nonprofit organization that presents experimental sound art. Alisa is also a mentor, volunteer and mom.
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D&AD Awards (7)
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Recipeace
- White Pencil
- Leo Burnett Chicago
- Peace One Day
- White Pencil
- White Pencil
- 2012
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Recipeace
- Graphic Design
- Leo Burnett Chicago
- Peace One Day
- Graphic Design
- Integrated Graphics
- 2013
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Where the Wind Blows
- Book Design
- Leo Burnett Chicago
- Leo Burnett Worldwide
- Book Design
- Entire Books
- 2012
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Recipeace
- Branding
- Leo Burnett Chicago
- Peace One Day
- Branding
- Branding Schemes/Small Business
- 2013
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Recipeace Poster Campaign
- Graphic Design
- Leo Burnett Chicago
- Peace One Day
- Graphic Design
- Posters (Graphic Design)
- 2013
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Mayhem Wine Bottle
- Packaging Design
- Leo Burnett Chicago
- Allstate
- Packaging Design
- Packaging Design
- 2012
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Window into the World
- Branding
- Leo Burnett Chicago
- Field Museum
- Branding
- Brand Refresh
- 2019
