As executive vice president, group creative director in DraftFCB's Chicago office, Mary Knight oversees the creative direction of the DiGiorno Pizza, Sharpie, Motorola, and Qwest accounts while thinking, creating and mentoring ideas that permeate the clients' brand.

Mary's career in advertising began as a copywriter at The Richards Group in Dallas more than 20 years ago. There she spent 12 years creating ideas for clients such as American Airlines, Pace Foods, Tabasco and GTE. She joined Draftfcb Seattle in 1995 and was an integral part of the pitch teams that won many of the agency's accounts, including Hewlett-Packard Supplies and Washington State Tourism. Mary was also responsible for leading 360-degree creative solutions for all of the office's clients, spanning general, direct, interactive and other emerging platforms.

Mary's work has been honored at shows such as the Addys, Cannes, Clios, D&AD, and Effies, and she has been featured in highly-regarded publications including Communication Arts, PRINT, One Show Annual, Creativity Magazine, 1492 Cultura Creativa and Archive. Mary has served as a faculty member at the School of Visual Concepts-Seattle and has sat on juries for several prestigious awards shows - Communication Arts, The One Show Radio Jury, The Lotus Awards in Vancouver BC, the Eagle Awards in Mexico City and the National ADDYs.