Engine Digital forms advisory board

Engine Digital, a Vancouver-based digital consulting firm, has created an advisory board of industry experts to help guide its growth and evolution.

The new advisory board brings together four seasoned leaders in advertising and design. The advisors are based across Portland, Austin, New York, London, and will provide strategic guidance and sector expertise on Engine Digital’s next phase of growth.

Tom Morton is founder and chief strategist at Narratory Capital. He was previously chief strategy officer at R/GA and Havas North America.

David Lipkin is a managing partner at Scios + Design. He was previously co-founder, president, and COO of experience design firm Method.

Mike Derocher is an instructor at the Oregon State University School of Business. He was formerly the client and global experience design director at HP.

Matt Di Paola is head of marketing and communications at Rippleworks. He was previously global chief client officer at Huge, managing director for strategy and innovation at Sid Lee, and SVP and general manager at Critical Mass.

“This advisory board brings together some of the brightest minds in our industry, leaders we have respected and followed as we built our agency,” said Stephen Beck, CEO of Engine Digital. “We’re both humbled and energized to have each of these individuals in our court. The caliber of this team matches our ambition in growing a truly world-class organization with a reputation for creating exceptional work for our clients.”

Engine Digital was founded in 2002 and provides consulting in brand strategy, customer and user experience, product design and engineering, and analytics and optimization, among other areas. The firm has 46 employees listed on LinkedIn and offices in Vancouver, Toronto, and New York.