Background
He is the grandson of Hungarian writer Sándor Bródeputy His mother, Lilly Brody – Pollatschek, was a painter.
He is the grandson of Hungarian writer Sándor Bródeputy His mother, Lilly Brody – Pollatschek, was a painter.
In the late 1940s, Brody studied at Princeton University in the United States.
Brody"s father, János Brody, raced horses and traded grain commodities in the period encompassing the two world wars. The family slowly rose into the upper class. Artists and scientists frequented the house, among them Nobel laureate physicist Dennis Gabor, the inventor of the krypton-filled fluorescent lamp, Imre Brody, actress Gizi Bajor and film actor Csortos Gula.
He was inspired by John von Neumann.
Brody graduated in 1953 with degrees in Chinese, history and philosophy. He worked at Young & Rubicam company for 34 years.
During this period, Brody was sent to Frankfurt and the year after, he became Bureau Chief in Italy. In 1981 the firm joined Dentsu, the international Japanese advertising group.
Brody received a top managerial position.
In 1993 he became president of Ogilvy & Mather. In 1993 he retired from his advertising activities and returned to Hungary. His activities thereafter were mostly focused on the literary world.
He was a strong supporter of his employees, cancelling a major contract in order to defend them.
Member of Racquet and Tennis (New York City). Ivy; The Princeton (New York City).