Meet the DxD Advisory Council: Liz Ott

Liz brings over 15 years of client service, strategy, design, and technology experience to her role as President of Threespot. Her in-house and agency tenures inform her seasoned approach to managing both the big picture and the minute details. In addition to managing the day-to-day operations of the business and Threespot’s client service offering, she provides strategic guidance to both agency founders as well as anchor clients, such as the United Nations Environment Programme, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Zero to Three, Planned Parenthood, U.S. Department of State, and the Brookings Institution.

Prior to joining Threespot, Liz worked as a marketing consultant for USPS.com and at The Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Technology in Education (CTE), managing a team that was responsible for CTE’s online presence. Liz holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and economics from Northwestern University, master’s degree in marketing from the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, and earned a certificate from the Yale School of Management’s Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders program. 

Liz served as President of AIGA DC, the sixth largest AIGA Chapter in the nation with over 1000 members. She managed a board of 23 dedicated volunteers that brought meaningful programs and initiatives in design to the local community including a scholarship initiative with the goal of increasing diversity in the design profession. Liz was instrumental in establishing The Design Continuum Fund Endowment for Design Education and she currently serves on the endowment committee. She also serves as the Communications Chair on the local B Corp steering committee, and is a member of the Communications Network Local leadership team.