Daren Bascome '93 BFA Graphic Design
ChairDaren Bascome is the founder and managing director of Proverb Agency, a branding and advertising agency located in Boston’s South End. Under Bascome’s leadership, Proverb has been recognized as a “Best in Business” by Inc. and has won numerous tourism, local, and international awards for its inclusivity work.
In addition to leading Proverb, Bascome is on the Board of Massachusetts Marketing Partnership (MMP), serves as an overseer at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and is on the advisory board of the educational organization Facing History and Ourselves. He has also been recognized as a “Most Influential Bostonian” by Boston Magazine and as one of the city’s Most Influential Men of Color by Get Konnected!, a Boston-based multicultural resource platform.
Bascome earned a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Design from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and attended Boston University’s Questrom School of Business for small business and entrepreneurship.