Michele Sileo

Michele is the agency’s most senior female leader and is a key force in shaping and driving the agency agenda. Since joining Eleven in 2004, Michele has cultivated a strong roster of clients that incudes Apple, Oakley, Chevrolet/GM, PayPal, and Visa. She has also provided strategic guidance on brand development for these blue-chip clients, helping deliver their vision to market. Michele also formed “Women to Women,” a mentorship initiative that focuses on personal development and growth for female employees, and aligned the agency with industry events that support women in advertising. She also sits on the Claremont McKenna College Parent Network Board.

Michele has over 25 years of creative agency experience and is a down-to-earth team player with a knack for sparking new client relationships. She began her career at Deutsch NY, launching IKEA in the U.S. After realizing her calling was in California, she landed at Hal Riney & Partners—where she spent nearly a decade building and launching regional and national efforts for both GM’s Saturn and Sprint PCS.