Jeff Benjamin On The Spot

Benjamin, interactive creative director at Crispin Porter + Bogusky, has had a charmed career. After majoring in “everything” at the University of Connecticut, the 29-year-old dropped out to take a job at Modem Media’s Connecticut office. After three years at the i-shop, Benjamin joined Goodby, Silverstein & Partners in San Francisco, working on Hewlett-Packard and other accounts. Since jumping to CP+B in 2003 to start the Miami shop’s interactive department, his Web efforts have included, most notably, Burger King’s Subservient Chicken, as well as work for Virgin and Mini.