Steven Kostant is a senior vice president of creative strategy at Fleishman-Hillard Washington, D.C. where he specializes in integrating the creative approach with business and organizational objectives. Prior to joining Fleishman-Hillard, Mr. Kostant was Executive Creative Strategist for Planit Agency, a national advertising and integrated marketing company. He has served as Vice President of Content and Programming for StarBand Communications, the world¹s first satellite-delivered broadband company, and he was Vice President, Creative Strategy at iXL, an interactive advertising agency providing creative direction and online brand strategy to Fortune 500 companies worldwide.

For over two decades Mr. Kostant has developed brand strategy and integrated communications campaigns for non-profit, public sector and international government agencies. He has worked as an independent documentary filmmaker, commercial director and television producer for broadcast, advertising and digital media. Mr. Kostant has received numerous industry awards and grants from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, American Film Institute, American Advertising Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, National Science Foundation, New York Film Festival and the Small Business Innovation Research Program. Steven Kostant holds a BFA from New York University and an MS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.