John Larsen Mcs, Mfa, Mc, Icd.D Email & Phone Number

Calgary, AB, CA

Global

Senior advisor to C-Suites and Boards on matters of reputation risk, public policy, and corporate governance.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Teaching courses in 'Innovation & the Entrepreneurial Experience' and 'Navigating Marketing Trends' at the Bissett School of Business.

Canada

Zero Hour Strategy is a high-level boutique consultancy providing reputation management counsel with a specialization in supporting C-Suites and Boards. Offering over 30 years experience to corporate, government and organizations. Specific services include crisis & risk communications, issues management, media training, and overall crisis preparedness.

Canada

Lead Edelman's Canadian team of experts in crisis communications, issues management and reputation risk. Responsibilities for client activity throughout the Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver offices. Also a member of Edelman's global crisis response group and support the Global Chair in advancing thought leadership partnerships and.

Canada

As General Manager, John oversees all aspects of delivering Edelman's integrated communications services to Calgary and regional clients while also managing a growing Calgary office. John retains his former full responsibilities as Executive Vice President of Edelman Canada's Crisis & Reputation Risk group.

Calgary, Canada Area

A leading national government relations and communications consultancy serving clients in a wide range of sectors throughout North America and internationally. Focused on integrating all efforts to produce pure public affairs outcomes.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Part-time sessional instructor for 1st and 4th year undergraduate courses in the Bachelor of Public Relations (BPR) degree program. Also included full curriculum development and delivery of a newly introduced senior course in crisis communications. Concurrently also served as chair of the university's Public Relations Program Advisory Committee (2008-2010).

A national consultancy specializing in crisis communications, issues management, media relations and corporate communications. Largest independent crisis communications consultancy in Canada. Merged in 2011 with Global Public Affairs.

Responsible for identifying, tracking and coordinating the management of key issues across all departments. Led executive communications for the City's leadership team and oversaw coordination of key initiatives through city councilors.

Lead on various corporate communications portfolios, with a specialty in crisis and issues. served as interim General Manager for Calgary. Firm known as GPC International before merging with FleishmanHillard.

Opened and managed an office dedicated to to stakeholder outreach while also supporting localized operations and policy communications.

Assumed a newly created role responsible for all operations communications within the network.

Various operational and headquarters roles including serving as a Public Affairs Officer at NDHQ, for the air force 'Snowbirds' demonstration team and as Deputy Head of Public Affairs for the navy's Atlantic fleet (note: subsequently served as a senior reserve Public Affairs Officer from 1998 to 2019).

Naval training and qualification as a navy diving officer. Secondment to naval intelligence during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Transfer to the Public Affairs Branch in 1992.

Graduate Certificate, Leadership Psychology

Executive Education - Leadership Program

Masters Of Communications, Thesis In 'Crises And The Media'

Ba, Political Science

Public Affairs Management, Grad Certificate Program