Jesse Derris

President at Orchestra

Jesse Derris is the Founder and Chair of Derris, where they also hold the title of Founder & CEO. They currently serve as Chief Strategy Officer at Orchestra and as Managing Member at Amity Supply, an early stage, category agnostic venture fund. Additionally, Jesse is a Board Member at Starface World and Milk Bar. With a background in political science and business from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Jesse brings a wealth of experience from previous roles such as Senior Vice President at Sunshine Sachs and State Communications Director at both John Kerry for President and Kerry-Edwards 2004 campaigns. Jesse also serves as an Advisor-in-Residence for Columbia University Entrepreneurship.

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Orchestra

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Orchestra is a new communications company built for today’s media landscape. Since early 2022, it has grown into a network of eight strategic communications and marketing agencies including BerlinRosen, Derris, Glen Echo Group, Inkhouse, Message Lab, M18, Onward and Brightmode Talent, with more than 600 storytellers and strategists from 12 cities across North America and Europe. The network of leading agencies partners with companies, organizations, and business leaders across high-growth industries, including consumer, climate and sustainability, education, social impact, hospitality, healthcare, real estate, and technology.