Harvey Scholnick

chairman emeritus

Harvey joined Marcus Thomas in 1984. He began his advertising career as a copywriter and previously spent more than 20 years in Chicago developing his marketing management skills with BBD&O and J. Walter Thompson. He has a background in marketing, strategic counsel, program development and management, and has senior account management experience with Gillette Safety Razor, Kellogg Foods, Jovan Fragrances and Alberto-Culver. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin and a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Harvey was inducted into the Cleveland Advertising Association’s Hall of Fame in 2001. In 2003, he received the Jennifer B. Langston Community Service Award from the Alzheimer’s Association.