Stephen Woodford

Stephen was appointed CEO of the Advertising Association in October 2016. The AA promotes the role and rights of responsible advertising and its value to people, society, business and the economy. All the key advertising trade bodies, commercial media owners and tech platforms are members of the AA. The AA runs industry programmes like Ad Net Zero, in partnership with the IPA and ISBA. Ad Net Zero brings together leading business to drive the decarbonisation of the advertising industry. It launched in the UK in 2020 and in 2023 is launching in the USA. Prior to joining, Stephen held management roles in four agency groups (Leo Burnett, WCRS/Engine and DDB/adam&eveDDB and Next 15). He is a Governor of Ravensbourne University in London, the UK’s newest creative and technology university.