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Sadie Thoma

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Sadie Thoma serves as Global Chief Business Officer at R/GA, the IPG-owned agency renowned for its work at the intersection of technology, design, and brand building. In this role, she oversees business development, client relationships, and commercial strategy across R/GA's global network, helping position the agency for growth in an increasingly competitive and rapidly evolving creative landscape. Thoma has built her career within the advertising and creative agency world, developing deep expertise in client services, business development, and agency operations. Her trajectory reflects a progression through senior leadership roles that have sharpened her ability to connect creative and strategic capabilities with client business needs at scale. At R/GA, she operates at the intersection of creativity and commerce, working with a roster of major global brands and helping the agency navigate the shifting demands of modern marketing. Her leadership is central to how R/GA sustains and grows its commercial relationships while maintaining its reputation as a forward-thinking creative and innovation partner.

Last updated Oct 2, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment · Connections updated Oct 5, 2026

Role
Global Chief Business Officer
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Based
New York, New York, United States
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Years in industry
15 years

Bio

Sadie Thoma serves as Global Chief Business Officer at R/GA, the IPG-owned agency renowned for its work at the intersection of technology, design, and brand building. In this role, she oversees business development, client relationships, and commercial strategy across R/GA's global network, helping position the agency for growth in an increasingly competitive and rapidly evolving creative landscape. Thoma has built her career within the advertising and creative agency world, developing deep expertise in client services, business development, and agency operations. Her trajectory reflects a progression through senior leadership roles that have sharpened her ability to connect creative and strategic capabilities with client business needs at scale. At R/GA, she operates at the intersection of creativity and commerce, working with a roster of major global brands and helping the agency navigate the shifting demands of modern marketing. Her leadership is central to how R/GA sustains and grows its commercial relationships while maintaining its reputation as a forward-thinking creative and innovation partner.

Career

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Expertise & education

Expertise

Business DevelopmentClient StrategyAgency OperationsCreative Agency LeadershipGlobal Account ManagementBrand MarketingDigital AdvertisingCommercial Strategy

Speaking topics

Agency growth and business developmentThe future of creative agenciesClient-agency relationships

Recognition

Notable achievements

  • Appointed Global Chief Business Officer at R/GA, overseeing commercial strategy across the agency's global network
  • Senior leadership role at one of advertising's most influential creative and technology agencies
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