Champions for Industry Innovation

The Chicago Advertising Federation is a true Federation. An ally for our city and people. A not-for-profit industry group, run largely by volunteers from every facet of the industry. We were founded in 1905 and reinvent ourselves daily to unite, enable and serve Chicago’s diverse, growing, and innovative marketing and advertising community.

Ultimately, our goal is to create greater opportunities for all by celebrating, educating, guiding and inspiring our members to create the next big ideas.

 

Committees

Committees

The Chicago Advertising Federation hosts numerous events and award celebrations throughout the year, each led by dedicated committees.

View our committees

 

The windy city

Rooted in the Windy City

Since our founding in 1905, we’re reinventing ourselves daily to celebrate, educate, guide and inspire Chicago’s diverse, growing and innovative marketing and advertising community.

Read our story

 

Powerhouse board

Our Powerhouse Board

We’ve assembled some of the best and brightest marketing and advertising leaders to form a powerhouse of a board.

Meet our board of directors

 

 

Giving back

Giving Back

Being Chicago AF™ means putting in the work to support our communities. See how we make a difference in the city we proudly serve.

See our impact