Ashton Baldwin Carter was an American government official and academic who served as the 25th United States secretary of defense from February 2015 to January 2017. He later served as director of the Belfer Center for Science &International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School.
Ketchum Inc. is a global public relations firm,offering marketing,branding,and corporate communications services in the corporate,healthcare,food and beverage,and technology industries. George Ketchum founded the firm as a Pittsburgh-based advertising company in 1923. It later evolved to include a public relations practice. The firm is headquartered in New York City,with auxiliary offices and affiliates in North America,EMEA,Asia Pacific,and Latin America. The agency has been owned by Omnicom Group since 1996. Ketchum merged with Düsseldorf-based Pleon in one of the industry's largest mergers in 2009. It has been led by President and CEO Mike Doyle since 2020.
Victoria "Torie" Clarke is an American communications consultant who has served in several private sector positions and in three Republican presidential administrations,most notably as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs under Donald Rumsfeld.
Rachel Marjorie Joan Whetstone is a British public relations executive. Whetstone was in charge of communications and public policy at Google for nearly a decade,and served as senior vice president of communications and public policy for Uber until April 2017. She then joined Facebook as vice president of communications of its WhatsApp,Instagram,and Messenger products. Since August 2018,Whetstone has been the chief communications officer (CCO) of Netflix.
Disney General Entertainment Content (DGEC),formerly ABC Group,Disney–ABC Television Group and the second incarnation of Walt Disney Television,is a division of the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Company that oversees its owned-and-operated television content,assets and sub-divisions.
Scott Michael Stanzel is an American political advisor who served as deputy assistant to the president and deputy press secretary in the George W. Bush administration from September 2006 to January 2009. After leaving government service,Stanzel has been employed by Microsoft and Amazon. He now works for Capital One as managing vice president of corporate communications.
Eric Steven Edelman is an American diplomat who served as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (2005–2009),U.S. Ambassador to Turkey (2003–2005),U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Finland (1998–2001),and Principal Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs (2001–2003). A career Foreign Service Officer,Edelman entered the Senior Foreign Service in 1992. He is a recipient of the Secretary of Defense's award for Distinguished Civilian Service (1993) and the State Department's Superior Honor Award.
Gordon Johndroe is a former Managing Director of Communications for American Airlines. From July 2022 until his departure in December 2023,Gordon was the primary spokesman for the airline,responsible for day-to-day media relations globally. During his 18-month tenure at American,he led operational communication teams worldwide,including government and labor communications.
APCO Worldwide is an independent global public affairs and strategic communications consultancy. With more than 1200 employees in 35 worldwide locations,it is also the fifth largest independently owned PR firm in the United States. Headquartered in Washington,D.C.,APCO was founded in 1984 by Margery Kraus,who is now the firm's Executive Chairman.
ABC Owned Television Stations is a division of Disney Entertainment operated by Disney Networks Group that oversees the owned-and-operated stations of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC),a division of The Walt Disney Company. The division also operates the Localish network.
Yves Romestan has worked for global corporate companies such as Total,Lafarge,Banques Populaires Group,CEA,Bouygues,Brandt and Walgreens Boots Alliance.
Teneo is a public relations and advisory company. The company was founded in June 2011 by Declan Kelly,Paul Keary,and Doug Band,and currently has more than 1,450 employees located in 40 offices. In 2019,Teneo sold a majority stake to CVC Capital Partners,at a total valuation of around $700 million. Today the company is led by Chairwoman Ursula Burns and CEO Paul Keary.
Bruce Haynes is an American communications consultant. He is currently Chairman of Public Affairs,Managing Director and co-head of the Washington,D.C. office for Sard Verbinnen &Co.,a global strategic communications and consulting firm.
Geoff Freeman is president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association. He was previously the president and CEO of the Consumer Brands Association,and,prior to that,the president and CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA).
John F. Kirby is a retired United States Navy rear admiral serving as White House National Security Communications Advisor since 2022. He previously served in the Biden administration as Pentagon Press Secretary and Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs from 2021 to 2022. He worked as a military and diplomatic analyst for CNN from 2017 to 2021. He served in the Obama administration as Pentagon Press Secretary from 2013 to 2015 and as the spokesperson for the United States Department of State and Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs from 2015 to 2017.
Declan Kelly is an Irish-American business executive,entrepreneur,and philanthropist. He is the founder,Chairman and CEO of The Consello Group,a specialized investing and financial services platform. Kelly is best known as the founder,former chairman and CEO of Teneo,an international consulting company based in New York City.
Tony Sayegh served as a White House Senior Advisor for Strategy until February 2020,and is a former Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of the Treasury,serving from March 6,2017,to June 2019. He led the department's Office of Public Affairs. During the passage of the Tax Cuts And Jobs Act,Sayegh was detailed to the White House Office of Communications appearing numerous times in the media to promote the passage of comprehensive tax reform. Sayegh was a Republican strategist and contributor for the Fox News Channel prior to joining the administration,and served as Executive Vice President at Jamestown Associates from 2013 to 2017.
Mike Fernandez is a business executive who has led communications,marketing,government relations and sustainability for a number of large companies. Fernandez also served as the US CEO for two agencies,Burson-Marsteller and Llorente y Cuenca. He was a full-time professor of practice at Boston University and an adjunct professor at several universities. He currently is the senior vice president of public affairs,communications and sustainability at Enbridge which is headquartered in Calgary,AB,Canada.
Zenia Mucha is an American businesswoman who is Chief Brand and Communications Officer at TikTok,after spending 20 years in senior positions at The Walt Disney Company.
Alyssa Farah Griffin is an American political strategist and television personality. She was the White House director of strategic communications and Assistant to the President in 2020 during the presidency of Donald Trump. In addition to appearing on CNN as a commentator,she is a co-host of the talk show The View,for which she received a nomination for a Daytime Emmy Award.
