Gerry Graf Biography

Lexington Massachusetts is where the American Revolution began. It is also where Gerry Graf grew up. This might explain his problem with the status quo authority and the British.
Gerry’s writing career began at the University of Notre Dame as a staff writer and producer for the Keenan Revue an infamous campus comedy revue.
After graduation Gerry made a brief detour into the world of finance. He earned his Series 7 broker’s license and worked for Fidelity Investments before launching his advertising career.
In 1995 Gerry joined BBDO/NY and quickly rose to creative director on the Snickers account. His work was honored as Campaign of the Year by Adweek and Commercial of the Year by AdAge. In 1997 BBDO was named Agency of the Year at the Cannes International Advertising Festival.
In 1998 Gerry moved to San Francisco to become a creative director at Goodby Silverstein and Partners. AdAge named Goodby Agency of the Year in both 1999 and 2000. Gerry was named one of the Most Influential People in the Internet Economy by Industry Standard Magazine for his work on ETrade commercial “Monkey” has since been named one of the Top 5 Super Bowl Ads of All Time by USA Today. Adage will go on to name three of Gerry’s commercials to their list of the 20 Best Super Bowl Ads of All Time.

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