Andrew Solmssen is President, California for Wunderman Thompson, WPP’s largest advertising agency. Based in Los Angeles, he manages three markets and serves as part of the leadership team that directs 4000 staff across North America. Previously, Andrew co-founded Schematic where his clients included Target, Comcast, ABC, and Viacom. He grew the company from 3 people to one of the world’s top digital agencies and a sale to WPP. Within WPP, he was part of the team that created POSSIBLE, the first global digital agency, bringing together 14 agencies through M&A and grew to 2000 people across 14 countries. Before Schematic, he served as Executive Producer at KPE (a division of Grey Advertising) in New York and Los Angeles. At KPE, Andrew spearheaded major initiatives for Variety, Turner, Nielsen, and AOL. Andrew has been a leader in digital since the mid 90’s. His work has received 3 Gold Cannes Lions, 4 Emmys, Addy, OMMA, BDA, W3, Ad:Tech, and many other awards, and he is a regular contributor to trade publications. Recent speaking engagements include International CES, Ad:Tech, Digital Hollywood, OMMA, and NATPE. He is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (the Emmys). Before the dawn of digital media, Andrew lived in Namibia working for the Harvard Institute for International Development. A graduate of Hamilton College, he spends his time away from work playing hockey, surfing, and enjoying his wife and twin sons.