Colin Nagy, Executive Director, The Barbarian Group

Colin works at The Barbarian Group as executive director of earned and social media. He co-founded the travel startup Fortnighter.com, and is also a brand and communications advisor to several NYC-based startups including Percolate OLO, and Lot18. Prior to joining The Barbarian Group, he was a partner at Attention, a social media marketing agency based in New York. At Attention, Colin evolved into a leading expert in the evolution of digital media. He helped Tina Brown launch the The Daily Beast, and advised other publishers such as CNN, Newsweek, Mashable and the Guardian. He also represented luxury brands such as Ligne Roset and Herman Miller as well as respected hospitality brands Morgans Hotel Group, The Ritz-Carlton and Hilton Worldwide. Previously, Colin worked in policy, crisis communications and public affairs roles for a range of commercial and public sector entities around the world, including The Brunswick Group, based in New York, and the East West Institute, based in Prague. His work has been cited in publications including The New York Times, The Financial Times, Fast Company, Creativity and Monocle. Colin has written for AdWeek, the innovation blog PSFK, as well as various arts and culture publications. Colin graduated from New York University with a degree in Politics and European studies.

Colin Nagy

Executive Director, The Barbarian Group

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