Portrait of Pegeen Ryan

Pegeen Ryan

Associate Professor of the Practice, Advertising

About Pegeen Ryan

Pegeen Ryan joined the College of Communication after working on the creative side of the advertising business for 30 years. Pegeen started as an art director, rising to VP/creative director at various Boston ad agencies. She spent a large portion of her career at Digitas, where she was creative director on major brands such as P&G, The Home Depot, GM and Gillette. She has won numerous awards, including Cannes, MITX, Echo and Hatch. Still active in the industry, she does creative direction and art direction for her own clients. Pegeen teaches creative and portfolio development courses for both graduate and undergraduate students.

Education

  • Rhode Island School of Design, BFA