Rich Hackman joined the FDA team in 2019 with over 10 years of experience consulting for global brand name advertising agencies, and Fortune 500 companies. He’s a self-made creative entrepreneur with a marketing book of business of over 50 companies, organizations, and institutions, spanning three continents. 

A visual storyteller and content producer, Rich fluidly transitions between, planning and strategy, ideation and concept creation, and is exceptionally hands-on in project execution and production. He is particularly adept at navigation all aspects of a project’s marketing lifespan and is exceedingly fluent in various types of traditional and digital media production design and development processes.

Originally from Ghana, West Africa, Rich holds a BA in Communications and Digital Media from Albright College in Reading, PA, USA, and now calls New York City home.

Rich has a unique personal appreciation for the theatre that is complimentary to his professional capacity at FDA. While earning his degree, he actively participated in an elective four-year apprenticeship in set design and construction, fixture rigging, front-of-house and backstage management, and regularly featured as a director or actor in productions showcased by the Domino Players Theatre Company.