Lenny Stern
Lenny Stern is one of the three founding partners of SS+K, a creative agency specializing in social media and engagement. He has more than twenty years of business experience creating across-the-board communications solutions, advising clients through times of dramatic change and developing strategies to inject brands into American pop-culture. He has worked in highly competitive categories including technology, media, transportation and hospitality for clients like Delta Air Lines, Citibank, Coca Cola, Harley Davidson, Obama for America media team, Allstate, GM, Honest Tea, Time Warner, and The Lance Armstrong Foundation.
In addition to his SS+K responsibilities, Lenny jointly-developed CAA Marketing with Creative Artists Agency (CAA), a part owner of SS+K.
Previously, Lenny worked for the Sawyer/Miller group, a political consulting firm and at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, where he was a practicing attorney. During and before both tenures, he worked as a consultant for state, federal, national and international political campaigns, as well as for clients including American Express, Bell Atlantic Internet Solutions, General Motors, Ameritech, NYNEX, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, and Merck.
Lenny has been a Visiting Professor at Yale School of Management for the past ten years, is a National Board member of Communities in Schools [CIS]. He lives with his wife Lauren and daughters Carly, Juliet and Olivia in Chappaqua, NY.