Ian MacAllen is a creative director with 20 years of experience in visual communications. His career began at a boutique consulting firm focused on elected officials and advocacy groups, where he produced campaigns for governors, members of Congress, state legislatures and local officials, nonprofits, and public agencies. He has since been the creative director of grassroots campaigns, government lobbying efforts, and B2B communications projects in both print and digital. Ian’s independent consulting has focused on design-led strategy, brand design, and visual narratives, and his creative projects have received viral internet attention and been adapted for film. In 2021, Rowman & LIttlefield published his cultural history, Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American.