Abigail Posner

Abigail Posner spent 13 years at Google, but don’t make assumptions about her based on that fact.

Posner didn't start in tech. She started out studying people, earning a degree from Harvard in social anthropology, driven by one question: Why do humans do what they do? That lens proved to be the most valuable thing she ever brought to the boardroom at top advertising agencies where she shaped brand identities and communication to achieve tangible results.

Then, for thirteen years as director of U.S. Creative Works at Google, Posner brought cultural anthropology to the data and technology, leading a team crafting AI-powered technologies and winning strategies for YouTube's top global advertising clients. Her most pioneering work: Creating the Humanizing Digital thought leadership series which explored our emotional relationship with technology. While everyone asked, “What can tech do?” – Posner asked, “What does tech do to us?”– and then used those insights to create valuable strategies.

One thing became clear: As tech got smarter, humanness got more valuable. Now in her post-Google career, Posner founded the Human Code Company to answer the question so many leaders were asking her: How do we create the future when change is coming at us so fast? The answer lies in the ability for leaders to think expansively and harness their Human Code as the ultimate competitive edge in an AI world.

The Human Code is the art of combining your unique experiences, interests, and perspectives to lead with more impact, more originality, and an edge that's entirely your own. Posner helps leaders unlock innovation and drive real organizational transformation by blending AI and data intelligence with creative vision and human-centered thinking. She shows leaders that AI also stands for “amplify impact,” and that combining it with their most human qualities creates results no algorithm can replicate.

That’s the overview – but let’s dig a bit deeper.

At Google’s Creative Works, Posner led a multidisciplinary team developing data-driven, AI-powered advertising and branded content strategies for YouTube’s top global advertisers. She pioneered Humanizing Digital, an anthropology-based thought leadership series exploring our emotional relationship with technology. She also helped guide a cultural transformation initiative for Google’s 4,000+ sales professionals, building unity and renewed purpose across regions; and earlier, created and scaled a global culture of insights program that deepened customer understanding both within Google and across client organizations.​

Before joining Google, Posner served as executive vice president of Brand Strategy at Publicis New York and Strategy Team Director at DDB New York, where she led major global client initiatives and new business efforts that shaped brand identities across industries.​

Her work has been recognized with the United Nations Media Impact Award, and her insights have been featured in outlets including The New York Times, Forbes, Fast Company, CNBC, and elsewhere. She regularly shares perspectives on innovation, creativity, and the human-technology relationship at conferences and business gatherings all over the world.

Through the Human Code newsletter and her writing in outlets such as The Drum, Posner shapes global dialogue around culture, technology, and human behavior. She also hosts the Human Code podcast, bringing these conversations to life with industry leaders and cultural figures.

Posner sits on the corporate board for ENDI Corp (OTCMKTS: ENDI).

A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard University in social anthropology, Posner lives in New York City, where she raised her three adult children.​