About me

As EVP, Managing Director, US, David Corns leads R/GA's US Region. David has a legacy of transformational leadership. He is a perceptive and strategic leader whose caring nature and keen ability to see possibilities bridge the human and operational sides of the business. Prior to R/GA, he spent years at some of the industry's leading agencies, including TBWA\, Wieden + Kennedy, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, and Venables Bell & Partners, where he created highly regarded work for Nike, Burger King, Audi and Chipotle.

In December 2018, David joined R/GA San Francisco and set the mission to become The Special Forces for the New Economy, re-working the way the agency collaborates with innovative brands. The approach proved so successful, taking an office with one client to 18 in less than two-and-half-years, it was adopted globally by the R/GA network. In October 2020, David was promoted to SVP, Managing Director, California to unite the San Francisco and Los Angeles offices to super-charge R/GA's offering in California. He rebuilt the office's executive leadership team to be one of the most diverse and engaged in the network, earned an 87% new business win rate, created one of the most desirable client rosters in the industry, and garnered global creative recognition with the innovative work across products and services, experiences, and modern MarComm campaigns. In June 2021, R/GA California won its first Gold at The One Show, multiple D&AD pencils, eight Cannes Lions including the Social & Influencer Grand Prix, and shortlisted for the Titanium.

David was promoted to EVP, Managing Director, US in June 2021, where he is creating a new model to maximize the US Region offices and output by celebrating their independent approaches while uniting the region as a whole.