NEW YORK, USA // Takae Takahashi is a Creative Director with over 20 years of experience leading creative work across consumer and healthcare agencies in Brazil, Portugal, and the United States. Her career includes roles at top global agencies such as BETC Havas, Sapient, FCB, Area 23, Havas Health, BBDO, Ogilvy Health and currently at Digitas Health. She worked with global brands including Toyota, Yamaha Motors, UNICEF, AT&T, Enterprise, Beefeater, Google, Netflix, Estée Lauder, Johnson & Johnson, Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, GlaxoSmithKline, Lilly, Sanofi, Merck, and Boehringer Ingelheim.

Takae’s work has been recognized by major international advertising festivals. Among her notable achievements are winning the first Innovation Hackathon at the Cannes Lions Festival, earning Brazil’s first Gold Lion in Health and Pharma, and securing the first Lion in Consumer Entertainment with a healthcare idea. She also contributed to one of her former agencies being named “Best Creative Agency in Latin America” by the Cannes Creativity Report. Her innovative ideas have also been recognized at The One Show,  Clio Awards, and the New York Festivals,. In addition, Takae was honored by MM+M as a Hall of Femme “Woman to Watch”, a recognition achieved after just three years in the healthcare industry. Blending strategic insight, innovation, technology, and visual artistry, Takae is known for crafting thought-provoking, human-centric solutions that bridge creativity, impact, and effectiveness.