David Press Email & Phone Number

New York, New York

For almost a decade, Confluence Partners, a communications strategy firm, has been working at the nexus of finance, impact and philanthropy and specializing in telling the stories that define sustainable investing. We work alongside changemakers from across the capital stack that are shaping the contours of impact investing, helping them define their brands, build adherents and reorient the conversation. We have distinguished ourselves for our ability to help clients with differentiated solutions rise above the noise in what has become a confusing and crowded marketplace.We offer a range of customized communications and strategic planning services to help for-profit and non-profit organizations refine their brands, strategy and operations. Our focus is on high impact assignments that are closely aligned with an organization’s mission and that drive results.

New York, New York

Founder and Principal at FeverPress, David brings a deep background in corporate strategy and issues management with more than 20 years of experience as a lawyer and a communications practitioner. David has established his reputation as a strategic counselor to companies and their senior management teams, helping them successfully navigate complex and often highly sensitive public relations matters. David’s issues management assignments have included mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, hostile situations, IPOs and a variety of crises. David has developed and implemented highly impactful corporate positioning campaigns for a variety of public and private companies. He has worked with companies in a variety of sectors including financial services, where he has worked with nearly all of the leading U.S. investment banks and many alternative asset management firms, retail / consumer, media and industrial. In addition, David has advised many start-ups both as a communications consultant and a lawyer. Prior to founding FeverPress, David was the head of Corporate Strategy at kwittken + company where he developed and implemented corporate positioning and executive visibility campaigns. Previously, David was a Managing Director in Special Situations at FTI Consulting’s Strategic Communications division working on issues management and cross border matters. David began his communications career as a Director at Brunswick Group in New York focusing on mergers and acquisitions. David began his career as a corporate finance/securities lawyer in New York and practiced for many years, most recently at Morrison & Foerster LLP. Subsequently, David joined AOLTimeWarner as a member of AOL’s business development team. David is a member of the Bar in The State of New York. David received his JD at Columbia Law School and his BA from Stanford University. David has previously lived and worked in France and is fluent in French.

New York, New York

Managing Director responsible for special situations, issues, and crisis work for Kwittken’s clients through the new Corporate Strategy unit. Additional responsibilities include premium content and editorial offerings, investor relations, transaction communications, cross-border communications, and executive coaching.

Senior corporate communications professional with 15+ years of client service experience including a substantial career in law and business development. Expertise advising multinational companies on highly strategic communications issues and financial transactions. Highly collaborative professional with excellent client management skills. Extensive track record of converting business leads and growing accounts.Focusing on:- Media relations- Issues management- Employee communications- Brand profile raising- Investor relations- Government and regulatory communications

Joined top ranked public relations firm as a manager and quickly promoted to director. Senior relationship manager for global clients. Developed and implemented communications strategies for cross-border transactions, crisis situations and ongoing financial communications. Generated new business leads and provided support for ongoing marketing efforts in the US, Europe and Asia. Conducted marketing seminars in France including multi-national panels and French language radio interviews on business trends.

Dulles, Va

Identified, structured and negotiated complex partnerships with content and vendor partners. Performed virtual COO function on content deals for multiple business units (e.g., Music, Kids, Welcome Screen, News, AOL Small Business, Women’s). Deals generated multiple revenue streams for AOL and AOLTW.Mandates of Note• Directed development of content agreements (Nickelodeon, The Knot), commerce agreements (Columbia House) and celebrity agreements (Britney Spears, ‘NSync). • Coordinated structuring and negotiating of complex partnerships with vendor partners for multiple AOLTW divisions in a variety of areas.

New York, New York

New York, New York

Taught 300 French students introductory college level business courses relating to U.S. finance, marketing and management.

Jd, Law

Ba, History