AKQA Co-founder, James Hilton, is one of the world's most recognised and widely respected creative directors.  James co-founded AKQA in 1995 as Creative Director. Now Chief Creative Officer, James has been at the forefront of an industry which has seen AKQA grow to become the world’s largest independent digital agency with offices in London, Amsterdam, New York, Washington DC, San Francisco, Shanghai and Berlin.

As a world leader in design and creativity, James has collected a multitude of global awards; most recently he was listed within the Creativity 50, a list of the most influential and inspiring creative personalities of 2010 and a Cyber Lion Grand Prix for Fiat eco:Drive. Often lecturing on the international circuit, he has also served as a judge for such highly respected industry awards as Cannes Lions, Webby Awards and as a Jury Chairman for the Clio Awards.

James lives in Dulwich, South London, with a motorcycle, a collection of old things, some goldfish and a garden which he is trying hard not to kill.