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New York, New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

Attend Communications Advisory Board meetings to advise the Museum of American Finance on public relations and marketing strategies.

New York, New York, United States

• Oversee and manage communications for several high-profile accounts including BMO Capital Markets, Eventus, TradeStation and UBS Business Owners Client Segment
• Lead strategic planning, messaging development and crisis responses as account team leader
• Secured exclusive coverage for milestone client announcements in targeted publications such as TechCrunch
• Created thought leadership programs across accounts and placed bylines in targeted trade publications such as American Banker’s BankThink and Traders Magazine
• Lead media training for new and existing accounts, revamped our media training program and guided the creation of improved best practices presentations
• Manage several direct reports and mentor staff, overseeing a promotion of one report from Senior Account Executive to Account Leader

New York, United States

• Managed communications for several flagship accounts include Stifel/Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW), Société Générale, Manulife, Roosevelt & Cross, BioCatch and the Index Industry Association (IIA)
• Launched the inaugural Index Industry Association ESG survey with strong media coverage including articles in Bloomberg and Barron’s
• Developed communication plans and strategies for clients, including overseeing important BioCatch leadership transition communications
• Managed firm-wide training and development program
• Fielded media and speaking engagement opportunities for lead client spokespeople and other key executives
• Drafted and edited bylines and other original content on behalf of clients

Greater New York City Area

• Led communications for Nasdaq’s Global Information Services and North American Markets Divisions
• Managed communications for Nasdaq’s Chief Economist, Phil Mackintosh, including overseeing his chief content contributions that reach approximately 20,000 subscribers each week:∘ Weekly Market Makers article – led.
• Developed media strategy and composed plans for media campaigns for regulatory advocacy around market structure, data policy, tax policy, and other important issues
• Drafted and edited op-eds from Nasdaq spokespeople that deliver messaging around issues such as market data
• Assisted in managing crisis communications for tech incidents and regulatory conflicts
• Fielded media and speaking engagement opportunities for key executives

New York, NY

• Led the Aspectus impact investing practice and served as lead and client-facing contact on several companies and non-profit organizations including Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), NICE Actimize, Tradeweb.
• Organized large-scale media events including coordinating with multiple investor communications teams
• Created original content for clients including the GIIN and Evanta that were published in Fortune and Institutional Investor
• Led media training sessions for C-Suite executives and other client spokespeople

New York, United States

Senior Editor of Leveraged Finance News, covering the high yield corporate bond market through the credit crisis and beyond.

Bachelor'S Degree, English Language And Literature/Letters

Activities and Societies: Demosthenian Literary Society, Red & Black

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Activities and Societies: Daily Campus

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