Co-Founder and CEO, Acadia

Jared Belsky is CEO and Co-Founder of Acadia, a powerhouse digital marketing and analytics agency. His second book, You Get the Agency You Deserve, debuted as an Amazon No. 1 bestseller in Marketing and Communications in August. It has been featured by AdAge and The Association of National Advertisers, and endorsed by Kirkus Reviews.

Before starting Acadia with Sean Belnick, Jared Belsky was CEO of 360i, one of the top advertising & marketing agencies in the U.S. Under Jared’s leadership, 360i was named Adweek’s Breakthrough Media Agency of the year, repeatedly ranked among the best Performance Marketing Agencies by Forrester Research, and featured in AdAge’s coveted A-List issue for eight consecutive years. Jared is also the author of The Great Client Partner, a book written to help educate and inspire around the topic of soft skills, and is a frequent contributor to AdAge, Adweek, and AdExchanger. Jared was named to the Class of 2023 by Campaign 40 over 40, recognizing individuals for groundbreaking work and outside-the-box thinking. He was also named to AdAge’s “40 Under 40” in 2017, honored as “Executive of the Year” at the 2016 Bing Awards, on Adweek’s Media All-Star list in 2014, and has served as a trusted advisor to world-class brands.

Before joining 360i, Jared had over a decade of digital marketing experience, including launching a new CPG brand, managing the integrated media budget for Coca-Cola’s Fanta brand, and working in media buying and account roles as one of the first employees at Avenue A (now Sapient Razorfish).

Jared received an M.B.A. from Emory University in Marketing & Management and a B.A. with Honors from the University of Pennsylvania.