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This list showcases the top United States based Director operating in the Public Relations space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Heather Jo Gorius
National Sales Director of The Black Sheep
Heather Jo graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and oversees the all local sales operations for The Black Sheep. Go-to karaoke song: “I Will Survive,” by Gloria Gayner.
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About The Black Sheep: We’re a college newspaper that’s actually about college! We post drinking games, college recipes and more!
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David Shedlarz
Member of the Board of Directors of Pitney Bowes
David Shedlarz, 65, retired vice chairman of Pfizer Inc. a pharmaceutical consumer and animal products health company. Formerly vice chairman of Pfizer Inc. 2005 – 2007; executive vice president and chief financial officer 1999 – 2005 Pfizer Inc. Director since 2001. (Also a director of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association and The Hershey Company.)
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About : Pitney Bowes is a global technology company that powers physical and digital transactions that drive commerce.
Anna Alexander
Director, Market Analysis of Pitney Bowes
Anna Alexander is the Director, Market Analysis at Pitney Bowes.
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About Pitney Bowes, Pitney Bowes: Pitney Bowes is a global technology company that powers physical and digital transactions that drive commerce.
Sia Ea
Executive Creative Director, Global Ecommerce of Pitney Bowes
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About Pitney Bowes: Pitney Bowes is a global technology company that powers physical and digital transactions that drive commerce.
Anne Fuchs
Member of the Board of Directors of Pitney Bowes
Anne Sutherland Fuchs, 66, consultant to private equity firms. Formerly group president Growth Brands Division Digital Ventures a division of J. C. Penney Company Inc. a retailer November 2010 – April 2012; former Chair of the Commission on Women’s Issues for New York City 2002-2013. Director since 2005. (Also a director of Gartner Inc.)
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About : Pitney Bowes is a global technology company that powers physical and digital transactions that drive commerce.
Greg Harden
Sr Director, Operations Support of Pitney Bowes
Greg Harden is the Sr Director, Operations Support at Pitney Bowes.
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About Pitney Bowes: Pitney Bowes is a global technology company that powers physical and digital transactions that drive commerce.
John Box
Executive Director, APAC of Meltwater
John Box is the Executive Director of Meltwater’s Asia Pacific (APAC) division. He oversees operations, client acquisition and client success, enterprise sales, and marketing for 12 offices across the region. John joined Meltwater in 2006 and has worked in sales management positions all over the globe. He’s well-known for pioneering and implementing new sales and management techniques to produce an unwavering success rate in revenue.
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About Meltwater: Meltwater is a media Intelligence & social listening tools for measuring, managing and magnifying corporate reputation.
Niklas de Besche
Executive Director, Product of Meltwater
Niklas de Besche is the Executive Director of Meltwater’s Products. He oversees product strategy and the continuous evolution of Meltwater media intelligence platform. Niklas has risen through the Meltwater ranks, opening the company’s first international office in Stockholm and playing an integral role in building the Nordic operations. He spent several years in the U.S., setting up offices all over the country as an area director while simultaneously managing the Nordic region.
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About Meltwater: Meltwater is a media Intelligence & social listening tools for measuring, managing and magnifying corporate reputation.
Mike Ruggieri
Executive Director, Engineering of Meltwater
Mike Ruggieri is the Executive Director of Engineering at Meltwater. He’s responsible for leading a world-class, agile engineering organization across nine major development centers worldwide. As an engineering leader with a background in product management and user experience, as well as software development, Mike uses his blended perspective to keep the organization focused on creating great products for Meltwater’s customers. Along with an amazing team of senior engineering directors, Mike has helped to create a connected culture of team ownership and autonomy, while ensuring that all engineers – from support to development to quality assurance to DevOps and more – are able to grow their individual skills and knowledge in order to take on greater and varied opportunities within the organization.
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About EchoCurrent Software, Meltwater: Meltwater is a media Intelligence & social listening tools for measuring, managing and magnifying corporate reputation.
Trina Cooley
Director of Talent and Growth, HR of VSC
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About VSC: We are a band of strategists, storytellers and data nerds obsessed with helping Davids crush a sea of Goliaths.
Julia Konstantinovsky
Director, Client Strategy of VSC
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About VSC: We are a band of strategists, storytellers and data nerds obsessed with helping Davids crush a sea of Goliaths.
Maggie Philbin
Associate Director of VSC
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About VSC: We are a band of strategists, storytellers and data nerds obsessed with helping Davids crush a sea of Goliaths.
Gwyn Stahlhut
Director of Operations and Finance of VSC
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About VSC: We are a band of strategists, storytellers and data nerds obsessed with helping Davids crush a sea of Goliaths.
Gwyn Stahlhut
Director of Operations and Finance of VSC
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About VSC: We are a band of strategists, storytellers and data nerds obsessed with helping Davids crush a sea of Goliaths.
Grace Lieblein
Director Board Of Directors of American Tower
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About American Tower: American Tower offers its users with a variety of wireless infrastructure solutions around the world.
Kate Pietrelli
Managing Director of Path Advisors, Inc.
Kate Pietrelli is a marketing strategy and public relations specialist within technology and gaming industries. Kate is currently the Managing Director of Path Advisors, Inc., a consulting firm providing a comprehensive suite of marketing and public relations strategy services. Clients have spanned a wide range of verticals including security, adtech, enterprise SaaS, and gaming. Previously, Kate led marketing initiatives for World Golf Tour, hi5.com and Shockwave.com (acquired by Viacom/MTV Networks), including programs for acquisition and retention, product marketing, merchandizing, email and media relations. While at the interactive agency TriplePoint, Kate advised clients such as LEGO, Gaia Online, Social Gold (acquired by Google) on marketing and public relations strategy.
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About Path Advisors, Inc.: Path Advisors is a consulting firm providing a comprehensive suite of marketing and public relations strategy.
Jon Jackson
Creative Director of NowSourcing
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About NowSourcing: We make ideas simple, visual, and influential.
Jon Jackson
Creative Director of NowSourcing
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About NowSourcing: We make ideas simple, visual, and influential.
Justine Karp
Director of MediaLink
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About MediaLink: MediaLink is a strategic advisory firm that provides strategic advisory and implementation services to companies at all stages.
Brett Kassan Smith
Managing Director of MediaLink
Brett Kassan Smith began her career in the publicity industry. While working at Hypnotic, she managed marketing programs, special events and public relations working for clients such as Chrysler, Reebok, Coca Cola and Nintendo. After serving as a marketing manager for Dennis Publishing, Smith joined Bragman, Nyman, Cafarelli as Head of Events in the firm’s New York office. There she managed, produced, and oversaw all of the marketing and branding events as well as marketing and sponsorship promotions for BNC’s clientele. Most recently, Smith served as director of Integrated Marketing Services at Condé Nast Media Group. Responsible for the oversight of merchandising and promotion efforts, Smith produced integrated marketing programs for corporate clients in categories including automotive, financial, beauty, technology, travel, pharmaceuticals, and fashion. She also led in the implementation and execution of various Condé Nast Media Group programs in addition to customized programs for clients like Dove, Lexus, Bayer Pharmaceuticals, and Philips.
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About MediaLink: MediaLink is a strategic advisory firm that provides strategic advisory and implementation services to companies at all stages.
Andrew White
Director & Vice President of MediaLink
Andrew White joined MediaLink in 2016, bringing eight years of expertise in M&A advisory, business development and corporate strategy. Andrew is responsible for advising strategic and financial investors in evaluating specific assets or sectors. Andrew’s experience at leading media conglomerates and high-growth startups has prepared him well for the diverse client base at MediaLink. His previous role was in the Strategy & Corporate Development group at Advance Publications, where he was responsible for identifying and executing acquisitions and investments on behalf of the company and as part of strategic diversification initiatives. Andrew also supported Advance’s affiliated companies (Condé Nast, Advance Newspapers, American City Business Journals, Brighthouse Networks, Reddit, etc.) on the planning and execution of their long-term growth strategies. Prior to Advance, Andrew was a manager on Condé Nast’s Digital Business Development team. He began his career with Lazard as an investment banking analyst in the firm’s Consumer and Direct Marketing group. Andrew holds a B.A. from Connecticut College and an MBA from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management.
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About MediaLink, MediaLink: MediaLink is a strategic advisory firm that provides strategic advisory and implementation services to companies at all stages.
David Court
Director of PSP Investments
David Court is a Director (Senior Partner) in McKinsey & Company’s Dallas office. He is the Firm’s Global Director of Technology, Digitization and Communications, and is currently leading the ‘Digitizing Our Firm’ initiative to reimagine major client and people processes from a digital-first mindset. David founded and led McKinsey’s global practice in harnessing dig data and advanced analytics from 2011 to 2015, and was a member of the firm’s Board of Directors and its Global Operating Committee. He also led all of McKinsey’s global functional practices and prior to that led the Sales and Marketing practice globally. In addition, David was also the Managing Director of the Dallas office and a leader of McKinsey’s Retail and Consumer practices. He serves clients across a variety of consumer-oriented businesses, including retail, airlines, packaged goods and consumer electronics. David is a board member of Canadian Tire, the analytics firm Clickfox and National Geographic Ventures. He is a member of the National Geographic International Council of Advisors and the Advisory Board for both the Queen’s University Business School and its Analytics Program. David has been an active author on marketing, strategy and advanced analytics including in both the Harvard Business Review and the McKinsey Quarterly. David joined McKinsey in 1983 and was elected a Principal in 1989 and a Director in 1994.
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About Brookfield Business Partners, Canadian Tire Corp., McKinsey & Company, Plan Canada, PSP Investments, Women’s College Coalition: PSP Investments is one of Canada’s largest pension investment managers.
Natalie Best
Executive Vice President & Director of Client Service of French/West/Vaughan
Joined FWV: 2002 | Primary Responsibilities: Account service head, manager, strategist, marketer. Whatever challenge the day holds. | Alma Mater: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Outside Interests: Running, spinning, travel, golf (getting better at it!), and learning every day about how to be a parent | What to know about Natalie: She serves on the boards of the Alexander Family YMCA, NC Child and has served the Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education and UNC Journalism Alumni & Friends.
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About French/West/Vaughan: French/West/Vaughan provides public relations, advertising, and digital/social media marketing services.
Dean Logan
Creative Director of French/West/Vaughan
Joined FWV: 2016 | Primary Responsibilities: Senior creative counsel, responsible for all agency creative content, team development | Alma Mater: Transylvania University, Lexington, KY| Outside Interests: Halloween enthusiast, wood sculpture creator, spending time with my family| What to know about Dean: Born and raised in Kentucky, regular speaker on the local marketing circuit, previously ran his own creative consultancy, loves building LEGOs with his kids, makes a great gin martini, has the best decorated Halloween house in all of Wake Forest – maybe even Raleigh.
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About French/West/Vaughan: French/West/Vaughan provides public relations, advertising, and digital/social media marketing services.
Emily Deissler
Managing Director of Sard Verbinnen & Co
Emily Deissler is aManaging Director at Sard Verbinnen & Co. Since joining the firm, Emily has provided strategic communications support on a variety of transactions and special situations, including M&A, restructurings, proxy contests, litigation, executive leadership transitions, investor relations and long-term corporate positioning.
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About Chief, Sard Verbinnen & Co: Sard Verbinnen & Co is a leading strategic corporate and financial communications firm.
Megan Bouchier
Managing Director of Sard Verbinnen & Co
Megan Bouchier is a Managing Director in the San Francisco office. Since joining the firm, she has worked on a variety of special situations, including complex litigation and crisis situations, mergers and acquisitions, activist shareholder situations and senior management changes. She also works with several clients on ongoing corporate positioning and investor relations projects. Her experience spans a range of industries including technology, healthcare and biopharma, consumer products, venture capital and private equity.
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About Sard Verbinnen & Co: Sard Verbinnen & Co is a leading strategic corporate and financial communications firm.
David Harris
Managing Director and the Chief Financial Officer of Sard Verbinnen & Co
David Harris is both a Managing Director and the Chief Financial Officer of Sard Verbinnen & Co. David plays a key role in directing and overseeing the business and fiscal management of the firm, as well as in planning, overseeing, and coordinating capital, financial systems, real estate and operating expenditures. He also provides leadership and direction over the firm’s finance, information technology and human resource areas. Before joining Sard Verbinnen, David was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Korey, Kay & Partners, a mid-sized advertising agency. His responsibilities included coordination and oversight of all aspects of the company’s operations including finance, client accounting, real estate, information technologies and human resources.
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About Sard Verbinnen & Co: Sard Verbinnen & Co is a leading strategic corporate and financial communications firm.
George Off
Member of the Board of Directors of Telephone and Data Systems
George W. Off is a former director of Checkpoint Systems, Inc., and previously served as the company’s chairman, president and CEO. Prior to that, Off was president and CEO, and later chairman, of Catalina Marketing Corporation.
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About : Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. is a Chicago-based telecommunications service company
Mitchell Saranow
Member of the Board of Directors of Telephone and Data Systems
Mitchell Saranow is chairman of The Saranow Group, LLC. Saranow previously was chairman and co-CEO of Navigant Consulting, Inc., and prior to that was chairman and managing general partner of Fluid Management, Inc. Saranow is a former director of Lawson Products, Inc. Saranow is designated an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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About : Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. is a Chicago-based telecommunications service company
Jim Fagan
Director, Global Platforms of Telstra
Jim Fagan is Head of Global Platforms responsible for Cloud business and convergent technology groups across infrastructure, software-as-a-service, software-defined networking, mobility and partnering services. Jim has 20 years of diverse experience. Prior to Telstra, Jim was President of Managed Services at Pacnet. He previously worked at Rackspace as Managing Director of Asia Pacific, where he oversaw the management, strategy and growth of the company’s Asia Pacific operations. He also served as Director of Financial Operations, and was instrumental in supporting the company’s IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. Prior to joining Rackspace, Jim was at Dell for nine years, most recently as Finance Controller for the Managed Service business, where he was responsible for the overall financial management and pricing structure of the company’s services division. Previously, Jim worked at Chase Manhattan Bank and Sei Corporation.
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About Telstra: Telstra is an Australia-based telecommunications and information services company offering a full range of communications services.
Darrell West
Vice President and Director, Center for Technology Innovation of The Brookings Institution
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About The Brookings Institution: The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization that focuses on analyzing public policy issues at the national level.
Aaron Klein
Policy Director of the Center on Regulation and Markets of The Brookings Institution
Aaron Klein is a fellow in Economic Studies and serves as policy director of the Center on Regulation and Markets. He focuses on financial regulation and technology, macroeconomics, and infrastructure finance and policy. Previously, Klein directed the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Financial Regulatory Reform Initiative and served at the Treasury Department as deputy assistant secretary for economic policy. Prior to his appointment as deputy assistant secretary in 2009, he served as Chief Economist of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee for Chairmen Chris Dodd and Paul Sarbanes. He worked on financial regulatory reform issues including crafting and helping secure passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. He also played leading roles on housing finance reform, transportation and infrastructure policy. Klein is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the Woodrow Wilson School for Public Affairs at Princeton University.
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About The Brookings Institution: The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization that focuses on analyzing public policy issues at the national level.
Martin Indyk
Vice President and Director of The Brookings Institution
Martin Indyk is an American diplomat who has served in senior positions in the U.S. presidential administrations of Clinton, Bush ’43 and Obama. He was twice U.S. Ambassador to Israel, President Clinton’s Middle East Advisor in the National Security Council, President Obama’s Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations, and Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs under Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. From 2001 to 2018, Dr. Indyk managed, built-out and raised funds for the Brookings Institution, a think tank with an annual budget of $100 million. Dr. Indyk currently serves as a distinguished fellow and director of executive education at the Council on Foreign Relations and on several boards, including the Lowy Institute for International Policy in Australia, the Institute for National Security Studies in Israel, the Aspen Institute’s Middle East Investment Initiative, the Israel Democracy Institute and America Abroad Media. He received a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney and a Ph.D. in international relations from the Australian National University.
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About The Brookings Institution: The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization that focuses on analyzing public policy issues at the national level.
Mark Muro
Senior Fellow and Policy Director of The Brookings Institution
Mark Muro, a senior fellow and the director of policy at the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings, leads the program’s advanced and inclusive economy activities. Mark is an expert on regional technology ecosystems and economic development and has published extensively on manufacturing, digital trends, energy issues, and regional industry clusters. Mark’s most recent work has focused on the industry underpinnings of building an “advanced economy that works for all.” Mark is currently leading working the “digitization” of the economy and recently released a major state and metro benchmarking report entitled “America’s Advanced Industries: New Trends.” In recent years Muro has led the development of state advanced industries strategies for Rhode Island, Tennessee’s automotive industry, and Colorado’s space / aerospace sector and wrote the report “Powering Advanced Industries, State by State.” Mark is also an advisor to the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute and the author of numerous publications on regional technology ecosystems and economic development strategies, including “The New `Cluster Moment’: How Regional Innovation Clusters Can Foster the Next Economy.” Mark holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College and a master’s degree in American studies from the University of California, Berkeley.
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About The Brookings Institution: The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization that focuses on analyzing public policy issues at the national level.
David Wessel
Senior Fellow & Director of The Brookings Institution
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About The Brookings Institution: The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization that focuses on analyzing public policy issues at the national level.
Amy Liuv
Vice President and Director, Metropolitan Policy Program of The Brookings Institution
An expert on metropolitan areas, Amy Liu is committed to helping city leaders make their cities more prosperous and inclusive. Liu combines empirical analysis with on-the-ground research to identify local challenges and design strategies to address them. She recently authored Remaking Economic Development: The Markets and Civics of Continuous Growth and Prosperity to explain why city leaders should abandon inefficient strategies to promote economic growth and articulate how they can embrace a broader vision that connects more people to opportunity. And she’s in a position to know, having worked variously with city leaders in Chicago, Kansas City, Phoenix and New Orleans, to name just a few.
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About The Brookings Institution: The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization that focuses on analyzing public policy issues at the national level.
David Wessel
Senior Fellow & Director of The Brookings Institution
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About The Brookings Institution: The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization that focuses on analyzing public policy issues at the national level.
Colin Tucker
Director, Chairman of Voip-Pal.com
Dr. Tucker is the former Director and CEO of Hutchison 3G, and one of the three founding directors of Orange plc, a company that was brought from a startup company in 1991 with a handful of staff to an enterprise with revenues of £3bn p.a. operating in 6 countries by 2000. Orange plc was ultimately sold to France Telecom for $25bn. Dr. Tucker is currently serving as Director of four companies and previously served as Director of five other companies. Dr. Tucker studied Electrical Engineering at Manchester University completing his studies with a Doctorate following research into the optimum techniques for interfacing humans with computer driven displays.
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About Voip-Pal.com: Voip-Pal considers its patent suite to be fundamental to modern telecommunications using internet protocol.
Dennis Chang
Director, Business Development of Voip-Pal.com
Current President of Voip-Pal.com Inc. since September 3, 2009, Mr. Chang brings proven entrepreneurial experience in starting and establishing a $100M US computer manufacturing company in the 1980s. In 1988, Mr. Chang was included in the MicroTimes list of the 100 most influential people in the microcomputer industry. Mr. Chang was nominated as a 1989 finalist for “Entrepreneur of the Year” by Ernst & Young.
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About Voip-Pal.com: Voip-Pal considers its patent suite to be fundamental to modern telecommunications using internet protocol.
Ryan Thomas
Director, Counsel/Legal Officer of Voip-Pal.com
Dr. Ryan Thomas has served as Voip-Pal’s in-house counsel since 2013. He has been practicing law since 1979 and has over 35 years experience as a litigator. Over the course of his career he has served on many business and professional boards and held several key administrative positions. He is also a teacher of law and business. Dr. Thomas has a strong technological and computer science background and has extensive experience in patent law. During his tenure with Voip-Pal he has been instrumental in advising the Company on a variety of important legal matters.
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About Voip-Pal.com: Voip-Pal considers its patent suite to be fundamental to modern telecommunications using internet protocol.
Nadia Damouni
Managing Director of Prosek Partners
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About Prosek Partners: Prosek Partners is a communications consultancy that delivers an unexpected level of passion, creativity and marketing savvy.
Hal Bienstock
Managing Director of Prosek Partners
Managing Director at Prosek Partners.
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About Prosek Partners: Prosek Partners is a communications consultancy that delivers an unexpected level of passion, creativity and marketing savvy.
Kirill Storch
Creative Director of Ascendant Group
Referred to by his professional colleagues as “the brain”, Kirill Storch is a multilingual, profit-focused, internet marketing strategist, mobile app developer, and entrepreneur. Storch started his career in politics, working at the offices of his local State Assembly and later, the US Congress. After several years in politics, Storch decided to enter the private sector, creating his company “Electric Web” one of California’s leading companies for mobile app development, programming, PR, and online revenue. Electric Web clients have ranged from national brands, such as Keller Williams, to marketing/advertising agencies looking to offer innovative services for their clients, and small business owners. Additionally, Electric Web owns several multimillion dollar web properties, mobile apps, and has helped developed multiple award winning web sites.
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About Ascendant Group: Ascendant’s mission is to work with talented CEOs that are socially conscious and innovative to grow their company.
Richelle Payne
Partner & Sr Director of Brand Management of Ascendant Group
Payne brings more than 20 years of experience developing and driving comprehensive PR programs that have helped Fortune 500, academic institutions, mega-churches and nonprofit organizations understand their brand strengths and reputation and translate that knowledge into campaigns that engage audiences at all levels of brand awareness. A former journalist and college English instructor, she has counseled CEOs on crisis and reputation management, created communications plans where none previously existed, led cross-functional teams in various geographies, and identified best practices to improve business processes and maintain competitive advantage. She executed the first marketing plan for a $250 Million capital campaign for a private university; spearheaded publicity plans for product launches and film premieres in the U.S. and Canada; and deployed sales training content in English and Spanish across a variety of platforms. Payne holds a B.A. degree in English Arts from Hampton University and the M.A. degree in Corporate Communication with a concentration in communications research from Duquesne University.
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About Ascendant Group: Ascendant’s mission is to work with talented CEOs that are socially conscious and innovative to grow their company.
Denise Jones
Director of Ascendant Group
Jones is responsible for developing client relationships and overseeing speaking engagement placement opportunities for Ascendant clients. Prior to joining Ascendant, Denise was Executive Booking Manager for Speakers Etcetera. In this capacity, she booked high-profile and celebrity speakers for events, negotiated contracts for payment terms, handled travel and logistics, maintained client and speaker database and oversaw client relationships.
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About Ascendant Group: Ascendant’s mission is to work with talented CEOs that are socially conscious and innovative to grow their company.
Doug Jentzsch
Director of Marketing of Verisk
Doug Jentzsch serves as director of marketing at Verisk.
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About Verisk: Verisk Analytics enables risk-bearing businesses for better understand and manage their risks.
Jimmy Leong
Managing Director of CE & UX of Utegration
Jimmy Leong is responsible for the overall Customer Engagement & User Experience practice for Utegration. He has over 13 years of experience in SAP implementations; focused on designing, delivering and managing SAP related software solutions.
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About Utegration, Utegration, Utegration: Utegration, Inc is a full service SAP consulting company focused on the Utilities industry.
Jim Prosser
Managing Director, Corporate Affairs & Advisory Services – U.S. Western Region of Edelman Digital
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About Edelman Digital: Edelman Digital, a public relations firm, offers analysis, advertising, marketing, branding, and content and strategy management services.
Laurel Butterfield
Director, Global Strategy & Operations, Health of Edelman Digital
Laurel Butterfield is Public Relations Director at Me So Far.
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About Edelman Digital, Me So Far: Edelman Digital, a public relations firm, offers analysis, advertising, marketing, branding, and content and strategy management services.
Shane Malach
Director of Content Strategy of Edelman Digital
Shane works to build connective tissue between brands, culture, and entertainment in video content.
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About Edelman Digital: Edelman Digital, a public relations firm, offers analysis, advertising, marketing, branding, and content and strategy management services.
Scott Peters
VP, Paid Media Director of Edelman Digital
Scott oversees Paid Media planning and activation in the Atlanta office. With over 16 years of experience helping large companies optimize paid investments, he is passionate about the power of media and data to amplify creative ideas. Scott has worked across traditional and digital channels to produce integrated campaigns, collaborating with creative and analytics teams in the process. He specializes in helping clients navigate the evolving media landscape and the emerging role of ad tech to enable relevant storytelling for consumers.
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About Edelman Digital: Edelman Digital, a public relations firm, offers analysis, advertising, marketing, branding, and content and strategy management services.
Stacey Bernstein
Executive Vice President, Global Director of Digital Health of Weber Shandwick
Stacey Bernstein is Senior Vice President and Director of Weber Shandwick’s US Digital Healthcare practice, based out of Weber’s Boston office. She specializes in building digital engagement platforms for pharmaceutical companies and healthcare stakeholders across the globe. Stacey counsels clients on the convergence of digital channels and healthcare communications, helping to explain the complex regulatory environment and developing best practices, strategies and tactics that allow healthcare companies to authentically engage through digital channels.
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About Weber Shandwick, Weber Shandwick: Weber Shandwick is a global public relations firm with offices in major media, business, and government capitals around the world.
Anthony Ferrante
Global Head of Cybersecurity & Senior Managing Director of FTI Consulting
Anthony J. Ferrante is a Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Cybersecurity at FTI Consulting. He is an expert in cybersecurity resilience, prevention, response, and recovery services with more than 15 years of top‐level cybersecurity experience. He has previously served as Director for Cyber Incident Response at the U.S. National Security Council at the White House; he led the development and implementation of the federal government’s national policy guiding cyber incident response efforts; he was Chief of Staff of the FBI’s Cyber Division and was a member of the FBI’s Cyber Action Team, a fly-team of experts who deploy globally to respond to the U.S. Government’s most critical cyber incidents. He has served as an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at Fordham University.
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About CNN, FTI Consulting: FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm.
Liliana Diaz
Managing Director of FTI Consulting
Liliana Diaz is a Managing Director at FTI Consulting. She serves as an expert and advisor for energy companies and investors. She brings commercial and technical experience in the global energy industry, with a focus in emerging markets. Her expertise encompasses a wide array of energy industries including oil and gas,liquefied natural gas (LNG), renewables, power generation and transmission and energy efficiency. Dr. Diaz is an adjunct professor at The School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University, lecturing on energy policy and markets in the Americas. She is fluent in English, Spanish and proficient in Portuguese.
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About FTI Consulting: FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm.
Mollie Hawkes
Managing Director, Investor Relations & Communications of FTI Consulting
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About FTI Consulting: FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm.
Gary Kleinrichert
Senior Managing Director of FTI Consulting
Gary Kleinrichert is Board of Director at Better Government Association.
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About FTI Consulting: FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm.
Phil Schuman
Senior Managing Director; Leader, Media & Entertainment Practice Group of FTI Consulting
Mr. Philip Schuman is a Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting and is based in Los Angeles. Mr. Schuman is part of the Telecom, Media, Technology (TMT) practice, and he co-leads FTI’s media and entertainment industry practice. He specializes in advising companies in the communications, media, entertainment, technology and business services industries. His work covers new business entry strategy and implementation, performance improvement, mergers and acquisition (M&A) advisory, business plan development and due diligence. Mr. Schuman has worked with media and entertainment businesses including transmission platforms of all types, OTT programming services and MCNs, broadcast operators, television production companies and technology providers to these sectors. The companies include The Walt Disney Company, News Corporation, Sony Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Viacom, ATT, Directv, Verizon, InDemand, BSkyB, Sky Italia, Canal+, Kabel Deutschland, British Telecom, Virgin Media, Deutche Telecom, Studio 71 and ProSieben/Sat1, among many others. Prior to joining FTI, Mr. Philip Schuman co-founded HighView Media Group in 2002. HighView Media Group has two business segments: · It owns and operates five television channels and six radio stations that predominantly serve consumers in German-speaking Europe. · HighView Media also operated HighView Media Consulting, a global media advisory and management firm that specialized in serving companies in the Telecommunications, Media and Technology sectors. Mr. Schuman sold HighView Media to FTI in November of 2014 when he became the firm’s practice leader in media and entertainment. Prior to forming HVM, beginning in 1995, Mr. Schuman served in several capacities at Universal Studios, culminating in him serving as Co-President of Television Distribution at Universal. In that role, Mr. Schuman oversaw Universal Television Distribution’s worldwide licensing activities. Prior to Universal, Mr. Schuman worked for General Electric as Senior Transaction Counsel for its plastics division. He began his career at Shearman & Sterling, where he served as an associate for seven years. Mr. Schuman is a member of the American Bar Association. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He received his JD from the Emory University School of Law, with the distinction of order of the Coif.
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Anatoli Levine
Director, Product Management – DTBU of Spirent Communications
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Anatoli Levine
Director, Product Management – DTBU of Spirent Communications
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Asad Husain
Executive Director of Interpublic Group
Asad Husain has been the Chief Human Resources Officer of C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. Asad Husain is responsible for all talent management, leadership development, human resources management, and organizational development strategies and initiatives for the company. Asad Husain served as the Chief Human Resources Officer and Executive Vice President of Big Heart Pet Brands Corporation (formerly, Del Monte Corporation). Asad Husain served as Group HR Director of Agthia Group PJSC. Asad Husain has nearly 25 years of Human Resources management experience both domestically and internationally. Asad Husain served as Global Head of Human Resources at Dun & Bradstreet, where he led the development and execution of company-wide HR Strategy, including significant change management programs, and served as Vice President HR of International. he held various senior Human Resources positions at The Gillette Company, a consumer products manufacturer, spanning various functions and global locations, including integration work for the Gillette Global Business Unit was acquired by Procter & Gamble.
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Ross Greenberg
Director of Business Development of Status Labs
I help individuals and companies to develop an online strategy to better increase, promote, or repair their online presence. Contact me for a free consultation and/or if you are interested in becoming an affiliate partner: ross@statuslabs.com
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Laura Jaffee
Director of Business Development of Status Labs
Laura Jaffee is a Business Development Director based in New York City. Prior to Status Labs, she was a top sales performer and manager at SinglePlatform. Originally from Westchester, New York, Laura graduated from Barnard College with a BA in American Studies. Outside of work, Laura can be found exploring the City’s best food and fitness scenes.
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David Hale
Business Development Director of Status Labs
A native Texan and graduate of the University of North Texas, David was commissioned as an officer in the Air Force and stationed in Japan and Texas. He spent his 20’s traveling to the world’s scariest places as a C-130 navigator. David transitioned to the civilian world, first as an account exec for Siemens Industry and is now at home in Austin at Status Labs.
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Spencer Blye
Business Development Director of Status Labs
Spencer is a Business Development Director at Status Labs and heads up the company’s west coast operations from Los Angeles. Prior to joining Status Labs, he was a Digital Strategist at Weber Shandwick in New York where he guided the strategic development and planning of campaigns for brands such as Unilever, Fisher Price, Sonos and Bank of America. Spencer graduated from Vanderbilt University with a BS in Human and Organizational Development, and a Master’s in Organizational Leadership.
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Shreya Jani
Member of the Board of Director of National Partnership for Women & Families
Shreya Jani is Board of Director at National Partnership for Women & Families.
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Chris Sale
Member of the Board of Director of National Partnership for Women & Families
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Lauren Kennedy
Director of Health Policy of National Partnership for Women & Families
Lauren Birchfield Kennedy is the director of health policy at the National Partnership for Women & Families. Kennedy directs the National Partnership’s health policy portfolio and oversees advocacy strategy for key policy priorities, including implementation of the Affordable Care Act, health care delivery system transformation and comprehensive payment reform. Kennedy also serves as a public member on the board of Family Medicine for America’s Health. Kennedy has worked extensively on health policy at both the federal and state levels. Prior to joining the National Partnership, she was the senior health policy and government affairs adviser for Boston Medical Center, where she advised on state and federal health policy issues concerning Medicaid and alternative payment methodologies; coordinated the hospital’s delivery system transformation efforts; and provided technical support to the hospital as it explored joining an accountable care organization. Kennedy also worked as a policy representative for NARAL Pro-Choice America, where she developed expertise in health programs serving lower income women, including Medicaid and the Title X family planning program. Before that, Kennedy was a member of the policy and research department at the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation.Kennedy graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles. She holds a law degree with honors from Harvard Law School, where she served as editor in chief of the Harvard Human Rights Journal.
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Linda Fienberg
Member of the Board of Director of National Partnership for Women & Families
Linda Fienberg is Board of Director at National Partnership for Women & Families.
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Corinna Dragulescu
Director of Finance of National Partnership for Women & Families
Corinna Dragulescu is the director of finance at the National Partnership for Women & Families. As director of finance, Dragulescu has primary oversight responsibility for strategic financial planning for the National Partnership. She manages all accounting and financial functions, ensuring compliance with government regulations at the federal, state and local levels; monitors cash flow; and manages the annual budget and audit. She also works with the director of administration in monitoring the organization’s fringe benefits. Prior to joining the National Partnership, Dragulescu was chief financial officer for Goodwill of Greater Washington in D.C. Before holding that position, she worked as a certified public accountant for the public accounting firm of Rubino & Company in Bethesda, Md.Dragulescu has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from George Mason University and received her certified public accountant license in 1996.
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About National Partnership for Women & Families: Our goal is to create a society that is free, fair and just. Where nobody has to experience discrimination,
Kay Vose
Member of the Board of Director of National Partnership for Women & Families
Kay Vose is Board of Director at National Partnership for Women & Families.
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Vincent Kerr
Member of the Board of Director of National Partnership for Women & Families
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Karen Pesapane
Associate Director, Digital Fundraising and Data Management of National Partnership for Women & Families
Karen Pesapane is the associate director of digital fundraising and data management at the National Partnership for Women & Families.
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About National Partnership for Women & Families: Our goal is to create a society that is free, fair and just. Where nobody has to experience discrimination,
Travis Hunter
Director of Information Technology of National Partnership for Women & Families
Travis Hunter is the director of information technology at the National Partnership for Women & Families.Prior to joining the National Partnership, Hunter interned with the ACLU of Eastern Missouri, providing information and referrals regarding civil liberties issues to constituents. He also worked in the Evansville School District in Wisconsin on a project to integrate a renewable energy program into the district’s new construction plan.Hunter earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Beloit College in Beloit, Wis.
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Karen Pesapane
Associate Director, Digital Fundraising and Data Management of National Partnership for Women & Families
Karen Pesapane is the associate director of digital fundraising and data management at the National Partnership for Women & Families.
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About National Partnership for Women & Families: Our goal is to create a society that is free, fair and just. Where nobody has to experience discrimination,
Travis Hunter
Director of Information Technology of National Partnership for Women & Families
Travis Hunter is the director of information technology at the National Partnership for Women & Families.Prior to joining the National Partnership, Hunter interned with the ACLU of Eastern Missouri, providing information and referrals regarding civil liberties issues to constituents. He also worked in the Evansville School District in Wisconsin on a project to integrate a renewable energy program into the district’s new construction plan.Hunter earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Beloit College in Beloit, Wis.
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About National Partnership for Women & Families: Our goal is to create a society that is free, fair and just. Where nobody has to experience discrimination,
Ellen Malcolm
Member of the Board of Director of National Partnership for Women & Families
Ellen Malcolm is Board of Director at National Partnership for Women & Families.
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Hilary Rosen
Vice-Chair and Managing Director of SKDKnickerbocker
Hilary Rosen is a well-known Washington DC strategist who navigates the intersection of communications, media and politics. She is currently an on-air CNN political analyst and a Managing Director of SKDKnickerbocker, the 2016 Holmes Report Public Affairs Agency of the year. She has been an opinion leader for progressives and the Democratic party during the Presidential elections of 2008, 2012 and 2016. Hilary is the former chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the leading trade association of America’s music industry and served that organization from 1987 to 2003. She left RIAA and helped to start the D.C. bureau of the Huffingpost.com where she served as Political Director and Editor-at-Large for two years. She also consulted for several tech and media companies expanding into online entertainment such as Facebook, Showtime Networks, MTV Television and Apple Computer. Prior to CNN, she was a political commentator at MSNBC. She is a sought after advisor to Democratic candidates and has assisted multiple political campaigns. Earlier in her career she worked on Capitol Hill for Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and New Jersey Gov. Brendan Byrne. Throughout her career, Hilary has regularly been featured on variety of “power” lists, including The New York Post’s Ladies Who Launch Entertainment Trends, Entertainment Weekly’s Annual Power List, The Hollywood Reporter’s Power 50 Women and The Washington Post’s Power 20 Women and OUT Magazine’s OUT 100. Hilary’s ability to lead issue campaigns in Washington led to a profile in the book “Pennsylvania Avenue: Profiles in Backroom Power” by noted Wall Street Journal and NY Times reporters Gerald Seib and John Harwood. Hilary is a founder of Rock the Vote, the organization which mobilizes young people to make their voice hear in the political process. She is also the founder of Business Forward, a progressive chamber of commerce in Washington, DC of Fortune 100 companies and small businesses. She currently serves on several other nonprofit boards including the Center for American Progress Action Fund and LPAC. Hilary lives in Washington DC with her teenage twins.
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Max Luong
Director, Executive Communications & Speechwriting of SKDKnickerbocker
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Amy Schatz
Director of Glen Echo Group
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Justin Bean
Director of Smart City Solutions Marketing – IoT and Social Innovation Unit of Hitachi
Justin Bean is the Director of Smart Spaces and Video Intelligence Marketing, which brings IoT solutions to market with the mission of social innovation. He has worked with Fortune 500s and disruptive technology startups in Silicon Valley, Japan, and South Africa and resides in San Francisco.
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About Hitachi, Hitachi Vantara: Hitachi is engaged in the manufacture and sale of electronic and electrical products worldwide.
Joel Johnson
Managing Director of The Glover Park Group
Joel Johnson is a Managing Director with The Glover Park Group with over two decades of legislative and communications experience. Joel heads a team of professionals who specialize in crafting and implementing legislative strategy, working in tandem with The Glover Park Group’s Public Affairs Division, advertising and crisis management teams. Joel joined GPG in 2005. Prior to joining GPG, Joel founded The Harbour Group in 2001 and built an impressive portfolio of private and public clients worldwide. A veteran of both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, Joel’s distinguished career extends to the corridors of Capitol Hill and the White House. Prior to founding The Harbour Group, Joel completed his appointment as President Clinton’s Senior Advisor for Policy and Communications. In this capacity, he was charged with coordinating the message and communications strategies designed to promote the Administration’s legislative and policy goals. As a member of the President’s team of core advisors, his responsibilities required an intensive working knowledge of the machinery of government and media at the highest levels. Joel has extensive experience in public policy and strategic communications on Capitol Hill. When Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle was elected Democratic Leader in 1994, Joel was appointed Staff Director for the Senate Democratic Leadership, serving as Daschle’s chief legislative and communications advisor for five years. Previously, he served the House Democratic Leadership as Executive Director of the Democratic Study Group, held senior staff positions on the Senate Labor and Human Resources and Judiciary Committees, and was Chief of Staff to Senator Howard M. Metzenbaum of Ohio.
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About The Glover Park Group: The Glover Park Group is a strategic communications and government affairs firm, working at the intersection of business, media, and more.
Carter Eskew
Founding Partner and Managing Director of The Glover Park Group
Carter Eskew is a founder of The Glover Park Group who oversees the firm’s branding, corporate reputation and creative services groups. He is interested in pushing the firm’s adaptation to a rapidly changing media landscape while preserving its emphasis on strategy and creativity.Before forming GPG in 2001, Carter worked as a political media consultant and corporate strategists. Highlights of that phase of his career include running the message and advertising team for Al Gore’s 2000 presidential campaign and establishing an advocacy advertising firm Bozell-Eskew which worked on innovative reputation campaigns for the cable and pharmaceutical industries.Carter has a BA from Yale and an MA from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.
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About The Glover Park Group: The Glover Park Group is a strategic communications and government affairs firm, working at the intersection of business, media, and more.
Michael Feldman
Founding Partner and Managing Director of The Glover Park Group
Michael Feldman is a Founding Partner and Managing Director of The Glover Park Group and has more than two decades of experience in the public and private sectors as an advisor on national policy, political strategy and corporate communications. Michael built and advises the firm’s Entertainment and Energy and Sustainability Practices. He also guides GPG’s Strategic Communications Division and directs communications strategy for a range of corporate clients and advocacy organizations.Michael’s expertise flows from his work in national politics and the federal government as well as his efforts on behalf of corporate and non-profit clients. Over the course of eight years in the Clinton-Gore White House, Michael served in various leadership roles on behalf of Vice President Gore, including senior advisor and traveling chief of staff. In this capacity, he managed the Vice President’s staff and implemented message and strategy throughout the 2000 campaign cycle. Michael also served as one of the Clinton Administration’s chief liaisons to the United States Congress, providing advice and strategic counsel in order to forward the President’s congressional agenda. Prior to joining the Clinton-Gore campaign in 1992, Michael worked for the Senate Democratic Leadership as a legislative analyst in the Democratic Policy Committee and as a member of the Democratic floor staff for the Senate Majority Leader. In 1991, Michael worked on the special election campaign of Senator Harris Wofford of Pennsylvania. Michael has appeared on “ABC World News Tonight”, “The CBS Evening News”, “NBC Nightly News”, “The Today Show”, “Good Morning America” and “The Early Show.” He is a frequent guest on cable television networks including the FOX News Channel, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC and Bloomberg Television.Michael graduated with honors from Tufts University.
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About The Glover Park Group: The Glover Park Group is a strategic communications and government affairs firm, working at the intersection of business, media, and more.
Grant Leslie
Managing Director of The Glover Park Group
Grant Leslie is a Managing Director specializing in Government Relations and works with a wide array of corporate, non-profit and coalition clients, helping them manage advocacy and reputational campaigns as well as providing them with public policy and strategic communications advice. Grant joined The Glover Park Group from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where she served as a Senior Advisor to Secretary Tom Vilsack. While at USDA, Grant advised the Secretary and coordinated Departmental work on issues related to energy, climate, nutrition and rural development. She also oversaw the Senate confirmation of high-level political appointees for the Agency, and worked on the Obama transition team as the team leader for Secretary Vilsack’s confirmation process in the Senate. Prior to USDA, Grant served as Legislative Director for then-Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO), where she developed and oversaw execution of the Senator’s full legislative agenda and Senate floor activities. She also coordinated the Senator’s work on the Senate Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Energy and Natural Resources; and Finance. Grant also served as a Legislative Assistant to former Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD). Grant advised the Senator—and acted as a liaison to the Democratic Caucus—on issues related to agriculture, energy, rural development, trade and transportation.Originally from Georgia, Grant holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Boston University in Political Science and Broadcast Journalism.
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Joseph Caruso
Managing Director, Strategic Communications of The Glover Park Group
Joseph Caruso is a Managing Director in the Strategic Communications Division. With a background in finance and extensive experience working in the financial services sector, he currently manages the firm’s growing Financial Services practice. Since joining GPG, Joe has overseen strategic communications efforts on behalf of a wide range of financial institutions, corporations, trade organizations and issue coalitions. He provides strategic counsel to organizations navigating complex financial transactions, public policy challenges and reputation-related issues. He has developed expertise in a broad set of topics related to capital market issues, alternative investments, financial regulatory reform, consumer finance, housing finance, tax reform and trade relations.Prior to joining GPG, Joe worked on Wall Street, most recently as a Senior Analyst for Goldman Sachs, working for the Structured Assets and Liabilities Group. Prior to that, he served as a Senior Risk Consultant for Ernst & Young in their financial services practice.Joe holds a Master’s Degree in Campaign Management and Communications from The George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management. He also holds an MBA from Union College in New York, and a BS in Mathematics, also from Union College. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland.
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About The Glover Park Group: The Glover Park Group is a strategic communications and government affairs firm, working at the intersection of business, media, and more.
Catharine Ransom
Managing Director of The Glover Park Group
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About The Glover Park Group: The Glover Park Group is a strategic communications and government affairs firm, working at the intersection of business, media, and more.
Peter Gardner
Managing Director of The Glover Park Group
Peter is a Director in The Glover Park Group’s Strategic Communications Division, specializing in message development, crisis communications, and corporate strategy for a variety of clients across industries and sectors. Prior to joining GPG, Peter served as a speechwriter and communications advisor at the U.S. General Services Administration. While at the GSA, Peter helped advance the Obama Administration’s private sector priorities and worked closely with agency leadership to translate nuanced, complex policies into accessible and compelling communications. Peter began his career leading the executive office at the Center for Global Development, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank. While earning his MBA, Peter focused on non-market strategy and the complex interplay between business, government, and civil society. A native Marylander, Peter graduated with honors in political science from Swarthmore College and received his MBA from Yale University’s School of Management. Peter lives with his wife in Washington, D.C.
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About The Glover Park Group: The Glover Park Group is a strategic communications and government affairs firm, working at the intersection of business, media, and more.
Peter Gardner
Managing Director of The Glover Park Group
Peter is a Director in The Glover Park Group’s Strategic Communications Division, specializing in message development, crisis communications, and corporate strategy for a variety of clients across industries and sectors. Prior to joining GPG, Peter served as a speechwriter and communications advisor at the U.S. General Services Administration. While at the GSA, Peter helped advance the Obama Administration’s private sector priorities and worked closely with agency leadership to translate nuanced, complex policies into accessible and compelling communications. Peter began his career leading the executive office at the Center for Global Development, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank. While earning his MBA, Peter focused on non-market strategy and the complex interplay between business, government, and civil society. A native Marylander, Peter graduated with honors in political science from Swarthmore College and received his MBA from Yale University’s School of Management. Peter lives with his wife in Washington, D.C.
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About The Glover Park Group: The Glover Park Group is a strategic communications and government affairs firm, working at the intersection of business, media, and more.
Kurt Maloy
Director, Creative Services of Celtic Chicago, Inc.
Kurt’s deft hand guides his team of copywriters, art directors, and production designers like a symphony conductor, inspiring them to consistently produce award-winning work. His raison d’etre is to provide an open environment where artists can collaborate and create.
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About Celtic Chicago, Inc.: Celtic Chicago is a full-service communications agency that launches products and brands with dynamic strategy and stellar creativity.
Ruth Sarfaty
Managing Director, Global Technology & Media of Rally Point
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Jen McClure
Program Director & Advisory Board Chair of The Conference Board
Jen McClure is Vice President, Digital & Social Media at Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. She leads the company’s Digital Community of Practice, which is an organization-wide group responsible for digital strategy development, enablement, and governance. Jen is a communications professional with more than 25 years of experience in media and communications. She is president of the board of directors of the Society for New Communications Research, a global nonprofit research and education foundation, think tank, and public service organization focused on new and emerging communications tools and technologies such as digital, social media, and mobile, and their effect on business, culture, and society.
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Nancy Briscoe
Director of Marketing & Brand Development of Appular
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Brian Stalzer
Business Development Director of Matrix Marketing Group
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Blake Wilson
Business Development Director of Matrix Marketing Group
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Blake Wilson
Business Development Director of Matrix Marketing Group
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Alysia Pope
Director of Events of HelloWellness
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Andrew B. Einhorn
President, Board Of Directors of Synoptos Inc.
Andrew B. Einhorn, M.S., is a systems engineer and management consultant specializing in information architecture, management, public health, and new media communications. With 14 years of experience working for global management consulting firms such as ICF and John Snow Inc, Mr. Einhorn has provided technical assistance, project management, decision support, financial analysis, communications support, and systems design for a wide variety of public and private sector clients, including the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Missile Defense Agency, Santee Cooper power company, and the American Chemistry Council. As an adjunct faculty member at Georgetown University, Mr. Einhorn’s research interests included the application of new and social media to health communications and government, media monitoring and analysis, social network analysis, situational awareness, digital applications for public health, and health information technology. Mr. Einhorn is a published author and journalist, and has spoken about his varying experiences on international cable news networks, syndicated radio shows, and at academic conferences. He holds a B.A. in Neuropsychology from Emory University and an M.S. in Engineering Management from The George Washington University.
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About Synoptos Inc.: Synoptos is a media intelligence company providing news and social insights to help clients understand pathways to influence.
Sebastian Gunnewig
Executive Director Strategy and User Experience Design of AKQA
Sebastian Gunnewig is the Executive Director of Strategy and UX at AKQA’s San Francisco office, a leading brand experience agency with 21 studios and more than 2,000 staff globally. Sebastian leads a practice of more than 25 strategists, service and interaction designers creating user-centered products, service and brand experiences that deliver on business needs and facilitate the end-to-end customer journey. He also serves on the office’s Executive Leadership Team, overseeing output across all clients like Activision, Audi, Levi’s and Visa.
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About AKQA: AKQA is an ideas and innovation company that uses the imaginative application of art and science to create ideas, products, and services.
Emily Chin
Director of Event Planning of Evans Communications
Emily Chin, Director of Event Planning, is responsible for coordination of a broad spectrum of marketing and event planning tasks for the firm’s client base. She has been involved in planning a wide variety of events, including charity galas, corporate conferences, networking socials and non-profit fundraisers. She is involved in several civic organizations, including Phoenix Suns Charities’ Suns 88 and several animal rescue groups. Emily is a 2012 graduate of Arizona State University with a degree in Special Education and Elementary Education, and worked as a special education teacher for two years helping nonverbal students academically and socially. Emily also worked for a large disability insurance company assisting in claim management and customer service.
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Cheyenne Brumlow
Creative Director of Evans Communications
Cheyenne Brumlow, Creative Director, is an experienced, versatile and talented designer who has worked with some of the best-known brands in the world across almost all platforms and formats. Cheyenne is responsible for the branding and design for all Evans Communications products. Cheyenne joined the firm after more than 10 years of work with the Phoenix Suns, where she was responsible for designing a large portion of the external marketing and communications for the team as well as creating cross-branding efforts with the team’s sponsors and partners. In this role, she provided creative services for the Suns as well as the Phoenix Mercury, Arizona Rattlers, Legends Entertainment District and US Airways Center. Her external clients while with the Suns included Adidas, Coca-Cola, MillerCoors, Toyota and Verizon.
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