Tara Ford is the Chief Creative Officer of Droga5 ANZ (formerly The Monkeys) and Chief
Creative Officer of Accenture Song APAC.
Tara’s work has been consistently recognised throughout her career at the highest level of every major international award show. Recent wins include back to back Grand Prix wins at Cannes with ‘The First Digital Nation’ for the Tuvaluan Government and ‘Play It Safe’ for The Sydney Opera House picking up the prestigious Dan Weiden Titanium Grand Prix and the Film Grand Prix respectively.
Under her creative leadership, The Monkeys, enjoyed the most creative, effective and commercially successful time in its 18-year history. This has culminated in numerous Agency of Year accolades for both effectiveness and creativity.
Tara has been named ‘AWARD Creative Leader of the Year 2023/24,'‘Creative Leader of the Year 2023’ by Campaign Asia. Recognised as ‘Creative Captain 2022’ in the Women Leading Change Awards by Campaign Asia Pacific, ‘Global Creative Leader of the Year 2021’ by Creativepool, and in 2020 Campaign Asia named her ‘Creative Person of the Year’.
And her work on the Advertising Council of Australia Board and the D&AD Advisory Board helps guide the future direction, reputation and values of the industry.