Banks Becomes BerlinRosen EVP

Andre Banks

New York-based public affairs shop BerlinRosen has appointed Andre Banks to the role of executive vice president. He’ll lead the progressive agency’s social impact and philanthropy practice.

Banks, who's served as a strategic advisor and creative director for projects involving Google Brand Studio, Human Rights Watch and SEIU, was previously co-founder and executive director of global gay, lesbian, bi and transgender equality organization All Out. Prior to that, he was a partner and director of strategy at New York-based civic and social strategy consultancy Purpose and a deputy director of online racial justice organization Color Of Change.

Banks was also previously a public affairs director at racial justice policy institute the Applied Research Center (now Race Forward) and an assistant director of human rights nonprofit Africa Action.

At BerlinRosen, Banks is charged with overseeing client strategy, staff management and business development for the agency’s social impact and philanthropy practice, which manages the firm’s work in criminal justice reform, international human rights, LGBTQ rights, voting and civil rights and sustainability.