Jim Gerace is a highly accomplished senior communications executive who’s enjoyed a successful and lengthy career in financial and M&A communications, as well as setting a benchmark in media relations, PR, and government liaison. His record of effective merger communications—integrating company workforces and building performance-focused cultures, has made him an invaluable fixture of the M&A landscape, and a pioneer in eliminating barriers between internal and external communications. As an expert in developing and driving high-performance teams, he offers experienced counsel to CEOs and junior colleagues alike. Most recently, as Chief Communications Officer at Verizon, Jim ran communications and media relations across the entire corporation, both domestically and internationally, while also handling corporate-wide issues management and executive and employee communications. He directed the announcement of the world’s first commercial 5G wireless network, whose launch received worldwide attention and successfully drove sales of Verizon’s wireless home internet product.Jim stands ready to apply his 37 years of communications experience to advise companies in board or advisory roles.