BIOGRAPHY

David Moon Ki Lee is a creative executive and brand architect who has spent 13 years as Chief Brand & Creative Officer at Squarespace, shaping the company's identity from dorm-room startup through its public market debut.

Under his leadership, Squarespace's in-house creative team became one of the most decorated in the industry: Ad Age In-House Agency of the Year, Shots Agency of the Year, and Ciclopes Agency of the Year. Squarespace was named Brand of the Year by the Art Directors Club and became the world's top-ranked in-house agency by the One Club for Creativity.

David has been inducted into the Adweek Creative 100 Hall of Fame, named Brand Chief Creative Officer of the Year by Ad Age, and recognized as a Creative Visionary shaping the future of creative industries. He won an Emmy Award for Most Outstanding Commercial, appears on Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business list, and is a Gold House A100 honoree recognizing Asian Pacific leaders who have shaped culture and society.

An accomplished speaker, David has given keynote talks at Harvard Business School, Cornell, Pratt, and Columbia, and has presented at Cannes Lions, D&AD, SXSW, One Club, Art Directors Club, Ciclopes, and other major industry stages.

David's perspective is shaped by a life lived across cultures — French Canadian, American, and South Korean. He trained as a designer at the Rhode Island School of Design, where he now serves as Co-Chair of the Board of Trustees, working to build a creatively led institution for the next generation of artists, designers, and thinkers. Before Squarespace, he held creative roles at TBWA Worldwide, Wieden+Kennedy London, AKQA San Francisco, and Sid Lee Montréal.