Rory Sutherland
Advertising executive and author
Rory Sutherland is a Welsh advertising executive who has worked at Ogilvy since 1988. He wrote Alchemy, a book about ideas that defy ordinary logic.
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British Born 1965 in Llanbadoc, United Kingdom
About Rory Sutherland
Rory Sutherland is a Welsh advertising executive, born in Usk, Monmouthshire, in 1965. He has worked at Ogilvy since 1988 and has served as its vice chairman. He also co-founded its Behavioural Science Practice. He writes The Spectator's Wiki Man column, has presented series for Radio 4 and has given TED talks. He is a former president of the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising. Sutherland has written several books, including Alchemy, which looks at ideas that do not make sense and the power they can have.