Mad Men, a seven-season tv series phenomenon about the mid-century advertising world was an obsession in our home. So. When Ben became an advertising Associate at his coveted first job at Ogilvy, I dubbed him mAd Ben.
mAd Ben – The Story … so far
2007 Mad Men Season 1
Graduated, Northampton High School
Accepted to NYU College of Arts & Sciences
2008 Mad Men Season 2
NYU Freshman Honors Seminar:
Carla Hendra, an advertising executive at Ogilvy
gave a presentation which really rang a bell with Ben
2011 Mad Men Season 5
Graduated, NYU
Highest Honors, Economics
Prize for Best Thesis, College of Arts & Sciences
Applied to Ogilvy Associates Program
Chosen on Super Saturday
2014 Mad Men Season 7
25th Birthday
Ogilvy Account Supervisor
Cannes Young Lion
2019 mAd Ben Season 8
30th Birthday
Ogilvy Worldwide Leadership Team
Executive Partner, Head of Global Partnerships
With colleagues including Carla Hendra
at Cannes Lions
Curating Aspects 