Ken Black

Global Marketing

Ken is driven by the belief that, “Seeing Differently Changes Everything.” He's a creative director, inventor, visionary, storyteller, brand strategist - and inspiring business leader who possesses, and acts upon, an obsession with understanding what moves people, and how to connect that to creating opportunity.

Ken is a Fortune 100 creative, brand and strategy leader who spent 25 years at Nike, and many more beyond, on the leading edge of innovation, creativity and storytelling within the worlds of sport, performance, product, design, branding and entrepreneurialism. As a former Nike Vice-President & Chief Creative Officer at an Omnicom Experiential Agency, he has led and helped develop the brands, products, experiences and businesses of iconic companies like Nike, Brand Jordan, Google, ESPN, NFL, NBA and multiple Olympic Committees - along with a number of notable start-ups and challenger brands. He was a co-founder of SPARQ Training, a performance training brand which was sold - 1/2 to ESPN and 1/2 to Nike.