Education
Born in Waterbury, Connecticut and raised in Watertown, Connecticut, Kaess graduated from Vassar College.
Born in Waterbury, Connecticut and raised in Watertown, Connecticut, Kaess graduated from Vassar College.
Kaess began in 1977 at Doyle Dane Bernbach, which was later renamed Doyle Dane Bernbach. He ran the Los Angeles and New York offices before becoming worldwide president in 1999 and chief executive officer in 2001. He was the first executive to serve two consecutive terms as head of the American Association of Advertising Agencies. He died at his home in Westport, Connecticut, aged 51, of cancer.