Tom Stein
Senior Vice President

Biography

Tom Stein is Chairman and Chief Brand Officer of Stein. Founder of the agency, he has been a B2B marketing leader, innovator and industry voice for 40 years. Tom is at the heart of the leadership team that has taken Stein to global B2B Agency of the Year an unprecedented number of times, most recently in 2026.

Long an advocate of creativity in B2B, Tom influenced Cannes Lions’ decision to launch the Creative B2B Lions in 2022 and served as jury president in 2023 after participating in the inaugural jury. Tom was featured in Everybody’s Business, the documentary about B2B created by two-time Oscar winner Ben Proudfoot that premiered in Cannes in 2024 and was awarded a Cannes Lion in 2025.

He is the global SVP and Chair in Waiting for the International Advertising Association (IAA). For IAA, Tom launched the Global B2B Brand Summit, now in its 5th year, and led the expansion of the Summit to Singapore.

He was among the first inductees into the ANA B2B Hall of Fame in 2017 and entered the Creative Excellence in Business Advertising Hall of Fame in 2008. He is past President of ANA NYC and remains a member of the ANA NYC board and executive committee. A scholarship at Baruch College recognizes Tom’s many contributions to inclusion and equitable advancement in the marketing profession.