Hannah Kreiswirth, Global Managing Director

Company Locations: New York, Paris

My Headquarters: 99 Richardson Street, Top Floor, Brooklyn, NY

Years at Current Company: 1

Years in Digital: 10

As global managing director, Hannah works across the New York and Paris studios. Her focus is to put the strategy and systems in place that allow interdisciplinary teams to thrive, innovate and create world-class digital products and the ecosystems that propel them to success. With the belief that design, technology and creativity can change the world for the better, she connects the people, process and partners to realize that change through the agency. Prior to joining AREA 17, Hannah worked in a wide range of contexts – as a creative director, business strategist and entrepreneur within media, publishing and in the New York tech scene. Most recently, she was Senior Director and Head of Creative at Purpose, a social impact agency and accelerator. While there she built and established a new department and business line, re-envisioned the company’s brand and organizational design and led a team of designers, campaigners and storytellers in creating organizational and systemic change through creative products and campaigns designed for public engagement.