Aldo Gagliardi is a production leader with 15 years of experience bringing ambitious creative ideas to life across healthcare, technology, energy and consumer brands. He leads production for Edelman’s Chicago office and the Midwest, where he partners with creative teams and clients to turn complex ideas into compelling, highly crafted work.
Throughout his career, Aldo has produced large-scale, high-profile campaigns, including one of Edelman’s largest productions for AstraZeneca, featuring Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges. Before joining Edelman, he served as an executive producer at Leo Burnett and FCB, overseeing high-budget, award-winning work for some of the world’s leading brands.
With expertise spanning live action, animation, VFX, audio, out-of-home and print, Aldo brings a practical perspective on what it takes to protect a creative vision while navigating the realities of budgets, timelines and increasingly complex productions. His approach is grounded in strong industry relationships, creative problem-solving and a belief that great production doesn’t simply execute an idea—it makes the idea better.