Consulting firm focused on supporting C-suite executives reach their strategic goals through brand, marketing and communications. Our clients span big and small companies, as well as government agencies, and our work includes everything from brand positioning to crisis communications as well as media and messaging workshops.

As a direct report to the CEO, I served as both the Chief Communications and Chief Marketing Officer of the company during a time of major transformation and a pandemic. Responsibilities included all aspects of internal, external and partner communications; e-commerce sites; brand and advertising; demand generation; trade shows and events; social media and websites; and development and evolution of collateral -- with strong focus on storytelling across all aspects. In less than two years, I rebuilt and fully integrated the Brand team, combining external and internal talent with a focus on proactive, strategic campaigns that put Xerox back into the conversation and delivered high impact, measurable results.

Managed the technology communications portfolio including AI, cloud, blockchain in industries ranging from banking to retail to healthcare.

Positioned IBM and its future for internal and external audiences. Built and led a team that spanned external, internal, crisis and executive communications for a technology icon undergoing a major transformation in its 100+ year history.

As a direct report to the CCO, oversaw corporate, technology and public policy communications for Netflix, leading a team that managed everything from introducing latest product updates to groundbreaking parental leave policies and net neutrality. Served as business counselor to Product, Business Development, Legal, Finance, HR and other teams on all matters of brand and PR. Led a year-long, secret effort to introduce Netflix's global service, adding 130 countries simultaneously and announcing the expansion during our CEO's keynote at CES 2016. Supported the CEO and other top executives while working closely with colleagues in LATAM, EMEA and APAC to ensure we built a consistent brand around the world.

Provided clients with strategic counsel, integrated communications plans, and strong tactical execution, while also growing and positioning our firm for success. Clients included companies in the financial services, aerospace and defense, and healthcare industries. Communications efforts spanned executive communications for CEOs, positive content -- both earned and owned, and developing solid positioning messages on important issues.

Hired to head communications for a business unit, led a team of 60 spanning employee, PR, marketing and trade shows as well as executive communications during reorganization, layoffs and difficult industry environment. Promoted to similar role for a $15 billion business area, overseeing communicators for three distinct businesses (including my former unit) and two laboratories, reporting directly to the SVP of Communications and joining his leadership team. Managed all communications for two major corporate restructurings ending with the dissolution of my entire business area before heading enterprise communications for the company as one CEO retired, the incoming CEO was ousted and his replacement needed to be hastily introduced to 120,000 employees, customers and the media alike.

Served as the functional coordinator for corporate-wide strategic communications, the chief spokesman for strategic and DC-related matters, and frequently provided media support to the chairman and CEO. In this role, I also managed our third-party think tank relationships as well as the international PR agencies Worked closely with the business development and corporate strategy functions to ensure cohesiveness in our public approaches.

Staff writer covering the defense/aerospace industry for almost five years, followed by telecom/media policy and law enforcement. During that tenure, frequently wrote for the front page and other section fronts, including breaking news, features and profiles of key people. Part of small team that won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 2000, and won the Gerald R. Loeb Award for Beat Reporting in 2004.

Moved from the grave-yard shift to lead antitrust reporter during a time of aggressive government action in this area. Among other things, led coverage of the Microsoft antitrust trial and the Intel antitrust case.