Christopher Owens is an Effie award-winning Head of Brand Strategy at indie TRG (formerly The Richards Group) and leads Miami Ad School’s Strategy Boot Camp. Named 2025 AAF Educator of the Year, he recently earned a certificate from the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science. He previously served as Head Juror for the 2024 Jay Chiat Awards and sits on the 4A’s Strategy Committee and APG’s Head of Planning Forum.