Academy Member Directory

The Academy consists of luminaries from advertising, media, entertainment, and technology. Members are grouped into juries based on their individual areas of expertise. The Marketing & CMO juries are responsible for judging the Shorty Awards for brands & organizations.

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Christian Varsava

Pilot
Sr. Social Media Manager & Strategist

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Nkululeko Vilakazi

Machine_
Creative Director

Eric Wallace

Glo Navy
Head of Gaming and Esports

Jiayuan Wang

Vision Studio
Design Director

Ran Wei

Microsoft for Startups Microsoft
Head of Marketing

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Gregg Weiss

Citi
SVP, Consumer Social Media

Jessica Williams

Shopify
Global Brand Marketing and Partnerships

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Lewis Williams

Williams Creative Group Chicago
Founder/Chief Creative Officer

Matt Wolff

Ticket Time Machine™
Founder

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Ben Yabsley

Dentsu Creative
Group Creative Director

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Zeyi Yang

WIRED
Senior Writer

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Lowry Yankwich

LBY Media
Independent Podcast Producer

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Mitu Yilma

Born This Way Foundation
Director of Content + Brand

Vitali Zahharov

MØDDEN
Head of Design

Samer Zeidan

VML CHILE
Vice President Creative

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Josh Zimmerman

Creator Coach
Founder, CEO

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Raquelle Zuzarte

Equity Project For All
Founder & CMO

THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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