AAF Announces 2026 Hall Of Fame Inductees


The American Advertising Foundation has announced its 2026 Hall of Fame inductees. 

The list of industry luminaries includes:  

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    Gordon Bowen, Founder, mcgarrybowen, creative chairman, Dentsu Creative

  • Esi Eggleston Bracey, global chief growth & marketing officer, Unilever  

  • Susan Fowler Credle, global creative advisor, Interpublic and former chair & global CCO, FCB, who will also be presented with the David Bell Award for Industry Service that honors extraordinary, unique contributions and service to the advertising industry as a whole

  • David Droga, vice chair, Accenture; founder, Droga5

  • Tim Ellis, chief marketing officer, NFL  

  • Jim Stengel, president & CEO, The Jim Stengel Company; former global marketing officer, P&G 

American Express will be honored as this year’s corporate inductee.  

To mark the Hall of Fame’s 75th anniversary, two President’s Awards will also be presented for the first time.

The award is given to public figures whose primary careers are not in advertising, but whose work has made significant contributions to the industry.

This year’s recipients include Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning icon Barry Manilow, and Four Time Emmy, Golden Globe winning actress/author and activist Marlo Thomas.  

Honorees will be celebrated at the annual Induction Gala in New York City at Cipriani Wall Street on April 23, 2026. 

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