David Richard is the CEO and founder of BIG FISH PR (http://www.BIGFISHPR.com) a public relations agency headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts that represents publicly traded companies, sovereign nations, professional athletes, social impact brands, and white-hot start-ups.In addition to running BIG FISH, he is a partner at GreatPoint Ventures, a professor of public relations, marketing, and digital media at Emerson College, and the Honorary Consul to Iceland in Boston. He holds a bachelor's degree from Boston University and a master's degree from Emerson College.David is a marketing and communications leader with deep expertise in brand and corporate storytelling and the introduction of new companies and products to markets that span the technology, AI, consumer products, robotics, energy, sustainability, healthcare, finance, education, professional sports, agriculture, travel and tourism sectors. David and his team at BIG FISH PR guide brands with their market leadership positioning, message development, public relations efforts, marketing and crisis communication, launch strategies and campaigns, content strategy, press and analyst relations, media training, and thought leadership. Prior to founding BIG FISH PR, David served in multiple leadership roles, including VP, Sales and Marketing, and company spokesperson for Cignal Global Communications, an international voice and data carrier he helped form in 1995. Cignal raised over $50M in VC funding, serviced the world's largest telecom players across 26 countries, and was acquired by UGC Priority Telecom in 2000.Specialties: Public Relations, Media Relations, Branding, Corporate Communications, Social Media, Product Launches, Integrated Marketing Programs, Crisis Communications, IPOs, and PR Campaigns. Fields:Technology, Sustainability, Lifestyle, Consumer Products, Tourism, Entrepreneurship, and Start-ups.
Listed skills include Integrated Marketing, Social Media, Start Ups, Marketing, and 43 others.