I bridge an essential gap in many companies: to align corporate reputation, change, and purpose with commercial objectives, using communications to deliver business outcomes. And in so doing help leaders make and deliver their most consequential decisions.I am the Founding Partner of Oakton Communications Partners, a strategic communications partnership.With more than words, I bring the perspective of three decades as a tier-one financial journalist, corporate executive, and agency leader with global responsibilities and extensive experience in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. I have navigated Fortune 50 and 50+ global corporations, their leaders and employees, and external partners on the path to transformative business change.I extend the boundaries and impact of communications as a true business partner and connect the dots in ways others can’t to help leaders see and tackle challenges differently, with advice and actions that drive change and generate business results. I have been either the first-in-role or first-to-do for much of my career.I founded and for over a decade led the first board and C-suite advisory practice in the world’s biggest strategic communications and PR agency leading global companies through reputational challenges and transformative change. In-house at Mars Inc. I set purpose-driven corporate reputation strategies that led the company forward for a decade. As head of Asia-Pacific communication at AVON Products, I aligned 10 countries with no common language or culture behind a shared turnaround strategy. And piloted Cathay Pacific Airways through the greatest challenges in its history, including SARS, when a public health emergency was not yet part of the crisis playbook.As a journalist, I was an editor and bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, for which I was one of the first reporters to be based in Vietnam when it opened its doors to international business.Foremost, I am a dedicated husband and father. And a somewhat dedicated cyclist for which summiting the Col du Tourmalet remains top of my 'to-do' list.