Stephanie Fillion

Editor-in-Chief, Envoy Magazine

Stéphanie Fillion is an award-winning Canadian reporter who currently serves as the editor-in-chief of Envoy Magazine.

Her previous work was published in outlets like Forbes, CNN, Foreign Policy, Radio-Canada, La Stampa and the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun. 

She has a masters degree in journalism, politics and global affairs from Columbia University and a BA in political science from McGill University. 

In recent years, her UN coverage received two UN Correspondent Association awards as well as a Gracie award from the Alliance for Women in Media. 

She writes in French, English and Italian.

Abigail shines a humanistic lens on data, business, and technology, bringing a fresh perspective to marketing, digital advertising, and corporate culture.

As the Director of Google’s US Creative Works, Abigail and her team work closely with the advertising and marketing communities to help develop the most effective ads and content for YouTube.

While at Google, she has also launched an industry-first thought leadership series on human beings' deep, emotional relationships with the digital space: Humanizing Digital. This research decodes technology in an inspiring and useful way.

Abigail currently directs an additional XFN team responsible for developing, embedding an overarching organizational Brand Purpose inside America’s Large Customer Sales force.

Before joining Google, Abigail was Executive Vice President, Strategy Director at Publicis New York, where she directed strategic brand planning efforts for major new business pitches and provided thought leadership to key global clients, and co-strategy director at DDB.

Abigail is a recipient of the prestigious Media Impact Award from the UN and speaks at key conferences around the globe on innovation, creativity and the intersection of humanity and technology.

She’s a member of ENDI Corp’s Board of Directors and sits on the advisory boards of the 890 Fifth Ave, and The Social Architects; and has been featured in a host of publications including: NYTimes, Business Insider, Forbes, Adweek, Huffington Post, La Presse, CNBC, Mumbrella, AdNews, B&T & Globes Israel. She hosts the podcast: “Human Code.”

Abigail has published her thought pieces in publications around the world from Fast Company to Advertising Age. Abigail graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor’s degree in social anthropology.

She lives in NYC with her husband and 3 children.