Walter Geer III, chief experience design officer at VMLY&R HEALTH, has been announced as Change Creator of the Year in the Adweek Creator Visionary Awards. The second annual honors celebrate the innovators and influencers doing the most groundbreaking work on social media.Shannon Miller of Adweek wrote, "VMLY&R's recently promoted chief experience design officer, Walter Geer III, does not take his influence in the ad industry lightly. For the past year, he's transformed his Instagram platform into a meeting ground for some of the most important DEI discussions in marketing and featured major figureheads like P&G’s Marc Pritchard, VMLY&R’s Jon Cook and Gary Vaynerchuck of VaynerMedia. Recently, Geer took part in the historic documentary Black Madison Ave., where seven of only nine existing Black ECDs gathered for the first time to dissect and call out the complex gatekeeping that continues to hold the industry back. As the marketing world continues to quietly move toward inclusiveness, Geer isn't afraid to make a little noise for the sake of real progress."...Read MoreRelated ContentContent type- Any -ArticleBAV BrandBasic pageBrandCase StudyClientCountryFlightItineraryJobLandingLocationPersonRegionRegional MenuSocial MenuStyleguideRelated Categories (field_related_categories)Related Clients (VERF selector)- Restricted access -. 30% ClubAbsolutActiviaadidasAgeas Federal Life InsuranceALICORPAlproAmaroAmbliopia Campaña MundialAmerican Academy LarnacaAmnesty InternationalAmnistía InternacionalArçelikAthosAustralian UnityBaby Quest FoundationBaileysBank of CyprusBank of CyprusbeIN SportsBetty CrockerBeymenBIMBOBiogen and FundAMEBlack Executive CMO AllianceBNP ParibasBond UniversityBootsBootsBreilBridgestoneBumble IndiaBurger KingCafé de ColombiaCaltexCanadian Women's FoundationCancer DojoCenter for ludomaniCenter ParcsCentrumCharalCity of HopeCoca-ColaCoffee ClubColgateColizeyCristal BeerCytaDanoneDanoneDANONE AGUASDarnitsaDefence Force RecruitingDell IndiaDell TechnologiesDepartamento de la FamiliaEarthquake CommissionEdgarsEdgeEfes PilsenEgekildeElena'sEtiEurekaEuroLifeFantaFaxe KondiFaxe Kondi BoosterFederal Prosecution ServiceFluffyFordFordFOUSPFritz HansenGatdaGazeta.plGazeta.plGenikes InsuranceGEODISGeodisGileadGoldenGoodlife Health ClubsGoogleGoogleGreenpeaceGrigoriou AllantikaGrundigHarinera del ValleHeineken GroupHill'sHindustan UnileverHopiHuman Rights CampaignHuman Rights FoundationIchitan BeveragesIdéalIKEAIKEAIKEAIninalIntelIt's Everyone's JourneyJCC Payment SystemsJCDecauxJohanniterKaracaKFCKraft HeinzLand Transport AuthorityLanitis | Coca-Cola HBCLegacyLesieurLibertyLiberty BusinessLifeDirectLINK4Lombard Odier LottoMacca'sManpower RecruitmentMastercardMaxx FlashMediacorpMeta PortalMigrosMilnutri Sure Ministry of HealthMint*dMiss AmericaMonash UniversityMondelezMovistarMr. Brown CyprusMr. ProperNasha RiabaNational Library BoardNetflixNetflixNew BalanceNew York Office of the MayorNiubizNo7Noizz.plOKEYOPAP CyprusOPAP Cyprus & Press and Information OfficeOzFishPaulPeakPernod RicardPfizerPizza HutPKU FoundationPozitifPRIME VIDEOPS4PugetPZUQFCCRed BullReutersRinsoRipcurlRipioRolling StoneRådet for Sikker TrafikSADIASalsas La ConstanciaSamsungSeezSettle CyprusSignalSophia For Children SpillemyndighedenSpotifySpriteSTAMMAStarbucksSuzukiTEBTECTennessee TourismThe Coffee ClubThe Female CompanyTHINK!TUITwitterTürkiye İş BankasıU.S. Census BureauU.S. Dept. of Health & Human ServicesU.S. NavyUnder ArmourUNILEVERUnipadsUnited RentalsupGradVehbi Koç VakfıViagra ConnectVodacomVodafoneVodafoneVodafone VakfıVolkswagenVolvicVoyTuristeando / Compañía de Turismo de Puerto RicoWecasablancaWendy'sWhirlpoolWork by Berlin Cameron (a VMLY&R company)Work by GlitchWork by Scholz & Friends (a VMLY&R company)Work by TAXI (a VMLY&R company)Work by VMLY&R CommerceWork by VMLY&R HealthYemeksepetiYeni RakıZespriZywiec Zdroj (Danone Group)Çiziİstanbul ModernRelated Locations (VERF selector)- Restricted access -- Restricted access -- Restricted access -- Restricted access -AmmanAtlantaAucklandBangkokBarcelonaBeijingBogotáBrisbaneBudapestBuenos AiresCaliCape TownCasablancaChicagoCincinnatiClevelandDallasDetroitDubaiHo Chi Minh CityIstanbulJakartaJohannesburgKalamazooKansas CityKarachiKrakowKuala LumpurKyivLimaLisbonLondonMadridMelbourneMemphisMexico CityMiamiMilanMinneapolisMontevideoMoscowMumbaiNashvilleNew DelhiNew YorkParisParsippanyPragueRio de JaneiroRogersRomeSan FranciscoSan JoséSan JuanSantiagoSeattleSeoulShanghaiSingaporeSydneySão Paulo (VML)São Paulo (Y&R)TaguigUlaanbaatarViennaWarsawWellingtonWith the Beat of The DrumSuccess at Spikes AsiaAgency of the Year Honors for VMLY&R Mexico Share This Story