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Profile

Michele Morales is SVP, Head of Design, with experience building and growing a multidisciplinary design practice and creating a creative culture where ideas and intentional craft are one. She's an executive sponsor for DEI initiatives, partners with the Chicago Public Library Foundation, served on juries at Cannes Lions, D&AD, and ADC, and was recognized by Ad Age as a Leading Woman.

 

Michele Morales is SVP, Head of Design, with experience building and growing a multidisciplinary design practice and creating a creative culture where ideas and intentional craft are one.

She's a culture and inclusion executive sponsor, partners with the Chicago Public Library Foundation, served on juries at Cannes Lions, D&AD and ADC and was recognized by Ad Age as a Leading Woman.


Juries & Recognitions


Cannes Lions Juror
2025

SDG, Sustainable Development Goals


D&AD Juror
2025

Art Direction


ADC Juror
2024

Experiential Design



Awards


D&AD

Design Agency of the Year 2020 @FCB
Black Pencil, Yellow Pencil x2, Graphite Pencil


Cannes Lions

Gold x3 Silver x3


Effies

Bronze x2


One Show

Gold x4 Silver x6 Merit x2


STA

Society of Typographic Arts 2020


Brands I’ve Worked With


Kotex, The Drum, Sunok, Hidden Valley Ranch, Cadillac, Burt’s Bees, Brown Foreman, Chicago Public Libraries, City of Chicago


Experience


SVP, Head of Design @BBDO
The Design Group Current < 2025 CHICAGO


SVP, Head of Design @FCB
The Design Group 2025 < 2014 Chicago


Sunok, Colle + McVoy MPLS, Fallon MPLS, Sussner Design Co MPLS


Community & Culture

Michele's creative leadership extends beyond the work. Through mentorship, community partnerships, and efforts to increase access and representation, she's helped create opportunities for young people to pursue creative careers while helping shape a more inclusive industry.


Ad Age: The List

A collective of innovative industry leaders confronting bias and building an inclusive industry 2021


After School Matters

Talk with Chicago teens about creative career opportunities 2019


John Spry Community School

Held a workshop to talk with Chicago teens in Little Village about creative career opportunities 2019


3% Conference

at the center of FCB’s 3% movement initiative to promote diversity in gender, skin color, sexuality and disability within the Design and Advertising industries 2017, 2018, 2019