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Scott Schneider is Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Ruder Finn Innovation Studios. He began his career at Ruder Finn in 1999 and is responsible for driving and executing innovative and creative digital strategies and programs across the agency.

Scott is also responsible for growing the independent, award-winning, digital boutique business of RFI Studios. He is proud to have led the teams that have developed award winning digital programs for major clients such as Kellogg’s, Johnson & Johnson, Smithsonian, Lego, Novartis, NAACP, Department of Homeland Security, Smokey Bear, Harvard’s Belfer Center, NFL Players Association, Council of Foreign Relations and PARC (Palo Alto Research Center).

Over the last 10 years Scott has also overseen RFI Studio’s award winning Broadcast division, as well as RF Insights, the agency’s premier research arm, and RF Relate, Ruder Finn’s social media methodology and lab. Over the years, RFI Studio’s work has won numerous awards, including a Webby, Stevie, Golden Smokey, Sabre, Big Apple, W3, Horizon and SxSW Viewers Choice for www.MrPicassoHead.com.

Before coming to Ruder Finn Scott worked for five years at R/GA, one of the world’s leading digital shops.

Scott graduated from Syracuse University with a BFA in Painting..