Merrill Davis has practiced strategic communications and public affairs for more than 25 years with a proven track record of helping organizations and businesses effectively communicate and engage with the public. Currently, she serves as director of communications at Texas 2036, a non-profit organization working on long-term policy solutions to ensure Texas continues to be the best place to live and do business. Prior to this role, she was senior vice president at Mercury Public Affairs, working with veteran governmental affairs representatives to build out the Texas office for the national high-stakes public affairs firm. Previously, she worked her way from associate at Public Strategies, Inc. to general manager of the Austin office for Hill+Knowlton Strategies, one of the top global public relations firms.Throughout her career, she has become known for implementing complex strategic communication initiatives, bringing together diverse stakeholders and managing teams and budgets. She has actively participated in executive management at Public Strategies, co-chairing the Change & Internal Communications, Corporate Partnerships and Government Relations Practice Groups.Over her career, she has worked with companies, organizations and associations to introduce competition into the telecommunications and electric utility markets, to manage a complicated health care turnaround story, to talk about the benefits of billions of dollars of new Texas infrastructure, to promote Texas energy jobs, to roll out cutting-edge technologies, to manage high-pressure war rooms, to support significant rate cases, to address climate and environmental challenges, to approach sensitive labor issues, to build out political action committees and to engage the public and key stakeholders in the democratic process.
Listed skills include Strategic Communications, Crisis Communications, Media Relations, Corporate Communications, and 46 others.