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David Weiss is Senior Vice President, Business Development and Strategic Information Resources of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG), one of the world's leading organizations of advertising agencies and marketing services companies.
David Weiss joined Interpublic’s advertising agency, McCann-Erickson New York, in August 1986 as Group Account Director on the L’Oreal account. Four years later he took on worldwide responsibilities for Gillette. Later he added J&J and U.S. Airways to his responsibilities. In 1992, he assumed responsibility for a special three-year General Motors Corporate program.
In August of 1997, he joined the Interpublic Group as Director of Planning and Business Development. In this capacity, he had a wide range of responsibilities including managing the Forward Planning process, development of the annual business plan and supporting management’s business development initiatives. As senior vice president planning and business development, his responsibilities have expanded to include development and management of the company's Client DataBank business information and analytical systems and the development and administration of the Corporation's Organic Growth Initiative incentive program.
Prior to joining McCann, Weiss was President of Ingalls Advertising in Boston, MA. from 1984 through 1986. Before joining Ingalls, he was at Ogilvy & Mather where his responsibilities included the General Foods, Publisher's Clearing House, Seagram & Sons and Pepperidge Farm accounts.
Weiss was born and raised in Cleveland Ohio. He received both his BS and MBA at Ohio State University. He is active in local political affairs and held the elected position of Village Trustee for 13 years. He has two grown daughters and currently lives on Long Island with his wife Beverly.
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