Whitten Quits For 'Guest Of Ideas'

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NEW YORK – Nat Whitten, a founding partner and co-creative director at Weiss, Whitten, Stagliano, resigned last Thursday from the shop to pursue a career in writing.
Whitten, 37, said that as much as he has enjoyed his eight years at the agency, “I am a writer first and foremost, and I’ve decided to set off in the quest of ideas rather than continue in the day-to-day management of an advertising agency.” He will pursue freelance work, he said, in addition to theatrical writing.



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