Chris Drury is Co-Founder, President and Chief Creative Officer of Drury Design -- a full-service, integrated communication and brand experience agency that partners with clients to create strategic solutions supporting and enhancing their missions and brands worldwide. 

Drury is an industry leader in producing large-scale, multi-tiered global events: from branding and event conception, to digital and multimedia production, to booking entertainment and strategizing partnership activations, to scenic and environmental design and implementation -- Drury has deep experience in it all. As President, Chris works with his partner and wife, Jill, to establish the vision and direction for the company. He's actively involved in both new business development and client relations. As Chief Creative Officer, and an industry thought leader, he's responsible for developing strategic, content-driven, creative solutions that align with clients' business objectives in meaningful and measurable ways. Drury's clients include some of the world's foremost companies: IBM, Walmart, J&J and Samsung, among many others. Drury has won more than 240 major industry awards and accolades worldwide. 

In 2016, BizBash recognized Chris Drury as one of its 'Event Innovators', highlighting him as one of the "...visionaries, pioneers and creatives pushing this industry forward with new ideas for live experiences."

 

Jill Drury is Founder and CEO of Drury Design, an integrated communication and brand experience agency. Drury partners with their clients to create strategic solutions, supporting and enhancing their missions and brands worldwide. Jill drives Drury's vision and strategy -- integrating them into processes that nurture talent and inspire a creative culture.

 

Drury Design creates moments that change hearts and minds, deepen understanding, widen perspectives and motivate action.  Founded in 1981, Drury has earned more than 240 major industry awards. The world's most respected brands trust Drury with their most important projects, including: IBM, Samsung, J&J and Walmart, among others. Jill is proud that Drury Design is certified as a Women's Business Enterprise, working to foster diversity, expand opportunities, and eliminate barriers in the marketplace. Her determination to reach the highest levels of corporate social responsibility is evident: Drury has been named as a Top 100 Women Owned Business in NYC, and Top 50 Diversity Owned Business in NYC. 

 

Deeply commitment to sustainability, Jill strives to not only raise awareness and take action within Drury's own four walls, but also to be an industry influencer by creating educational opportunities and encouraging partners and clients to adopt ever-higher standards of sustainable behavior. She served as Chairperson and Executive Producer of the award-winning NYC Sustainability Summit. 
Proud to be recognized as a "2017 Best Places to Work in Events" by Event Marketer and Quantum Workplace, Jill and her partner/husband, Chris, are inspired everyday by their committed, passionate and talented team.