Mike Palese

Mike Palese has over 10 years of experience in the advertising industry. Mike is currently working as a Creative Director at Doner since January 2023. Prior to that, they held the position of Associate Creative Director at Verizon for three years, where they collaborated with The Metropolitan Museum of Art to create digital and augmented reality experiences. Before joining Verizon, Mike worked as an Associate Creative Director/Art Director at mikepalese.com from 2017 to 2019. Mike also served as an Associate Creative Director at Commonwealth//McCann from 2015 to 2017, where they created experiments with real people to showcase Chevrolet features. Mike's work experience also includes roles as a Senior Art Director at JWT Atlanta from 2012 to 2015, an Art Director at Deutsch from 2011 to 2012, and an Art Director at TBWA Chiat Day from 2009 to 2010.

Mike Palese has a BS in Marketing from Virginia Tech - Pamplin College of Business, a BFA in Advertising from ArtCenter College of Design, and has also completed coursework in Advertising and Creative Direction at Push Workshop.