Ross Chowles

Ross Chowles attended the Johannesburg high school for art, ballet and music. His artistic skills landed him a job as a junior art director in advertising in 1980. Since then, Chowles has spent his time creating advertising, and helping others create advertising, that impacts consumers.

In 1994, Chowles co-founded The Jupiter Drawing Room: Cape Town Africa’s most awarded independent advertising agency. Over the years, The Jupiter Drawing Room has won gold, silver and bronze awards in all the major award shows. Chowles has also served as a judge at these same award shows from Cannes X2 and One Show X2.

Chowles has had the privilege of judging all over the globe, from Canada to South Korea. In 2015, he was appointed to the international board of the One Club. He has participated every year in One Show’s China workshop since 2003.

Chowles will teach graduate students in the Department of Advertising + Public Relations. He says the one real skill he picked up working in advertising is the ability to understand people and how to motivate them—something he says that manifests through his teaching as an MSU academic specialist/professor of practice.

Chowles will teach graduate students in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations. He says the one real skill he picked up working in advertising is the ability to understand people and how to motivate them—something he says that manifests through his teaching as an MSU academic specialist/professor of practice.