Keni Thacker

Keni Thacker is the founder and Chief Creative Officer of 100 Roses From Concrete, a nonprofit network for people of color in advertising, marketing media, and PR. He has committed himself to level the playing field for diverse talent. Keni built campaigns for underserved communities and curated hard conversations around race and social understanding for J. Walter Thompson’s (now Wunderman Thompson) D&I arm Differenter, from 2011 to 2015. Keni is an award-winning influencer and diversity advocate and has been recognized and awarded many times over for his work in the DE&I space, including being named one of the 4A’s 100 People That Make Advertising Great, one of Adweek’s 2021 Creative Visionary Award honorees, and Business Insiders 2021 top 13 DEI consultants in advertising. His creative diversity consultancy Keni Thacker LLC works with clients such as VIA, McGarrah Jessee, Tinuiti, and more. Keni has appeared in Adweek, Ad Age, Digiday, Business Insider, Fortune and The Drum.