Journalist, advertising man, movie maker, adjunct professor of business administration, Sean Kevin Fitzpatrick is a writer, editor, producer and teacher of ideas with special emphasis on creating and interpreting persuasive communications across cultures.
His career has included chief creative officer of the world’s largest and most successful advertising agency, brand champion for the world’s largest automotive companies, creative director of Bing Crosby Productions and Columbia Pictures. He retired from the advertising industry as executive vice president and vice chair of the board of McCann-Erickson World Group. He was previously a director for Campbell-Ewald, Dancer, Fitzgerald & Sample and J. Walter Thompson Co. His advertising accomplishments include winning more than 300 international creative awards for such advertising campaigns as Chevrolet’s Heartbeat of America. He is a member of The Wall Street Journal’s Creative Legends Series and has been a judge at the Cannes International Advertising Film Festival.
Today, Mr. Fitzpatrick is creative director for the National Center for Unconventional Thought at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, a lecturer on persuasive communications at the College of William & Mary Mason School of Business and a consultant to industry and government through seandotcom LLC. His pro-bono work has included being a creative director for the Partnership for a Drug Free America and a member of the board of trustees of Hamilton College. His published work includes advertising campaigns for national and international advertisers, essays for magazines and newspapers and motion picture development for several successful cinematic efforts including the Academy Award nominated The Great Santini.
Mr. Fitzpatrick is at work on a book about the creative business. His lectures focus on the strategic development of persuasive communications and learning to interpret communications in relation to actions observed. He lives with his wife, Sue-Ellen, in Williamsburg, VA. A full resume can be found at www.seandotcom.com.