Larry Gillespie II, President and Board Chairman at Dentsu’s Isobar Public Sector

Larry Gillespie II, a member of the Potomac Officers Club, serves as president and chairman of the board at Dentsu’s Isobar Public Sector global practice.

Isobar specializes in delivering end-to-end digital transformation and information technology modernization capabilities to government clients. The business unit has worked with customers from the U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard and U.S. Army.

Gillespie is a digital transformation veteran with 20 years of experience in facilitating large-scale transformations and improving customer experiences for commercial and public sector organizations, Dentsu said.

In his current role, Gillespie leads Dentsu’s public sector capability development and growth. His work is focused on experience design, application modernization, cloud infrastructure, emerging technology, data transformation and security, Dentsu said in a press release.

The company said Dentsu’s work helps in providing government agencies an integrated digital platform for rapidly pivoting and improving mission delivery.

Jacki Kelley, CEO of Dentsu Americas, said Gillespie boasts extensive experience in the public sector and a background in using a sociocultural and data-driven approach to solving problems for key government clients. 

Before he joined Isobar in April, Gillespie served as managing director at EY, a role responsible for large digital and technology transformation initiatives. Gillespie worked with customers in the government, automotive, media and consumer products sectors.

He previously served as the digital practice lead and chief marketing officer for Booz Allen Hamilton’s strategic innovation group.

Gillespie earned a bachelor’s degree in architecture and design from Hampton University, according to his LinkedIn profile.