Deadline to take part in the 2026 rankings of PR firms based on 2025 data is Mar. 16: Download instructions Alphabetical Index |
Geographical Index |
Specialty Index
The Weber Shandwick Collective
Subsidiary of the Interpublic Group of Companies
909 Third Ave.,
New York,
NY
10022
212/445-8000; fax: 212/445-8001
Major practice areas: Health, food & beverage, financial services, government & public sector, mobility & transportation, technology, retail & CPG, lifestyle & leisure, media & entertainment, non-profit, energy, industry & manufacturing.
Founded: 2001.
Specialty Services:
Weber Advisory: As we navigate a time of extraordinary political, economic and social complexity, modern corporate and public affairs have become more vital than ever to the C-Suite. Weber Advisory is a modern, integrated approach to corporate and public affairs, built to help leaders navigate the intersection of business and culture. By bringing together high-impact strategic communications, deep cultural fluency, and advanced Weber I/O technology solutions, Weber Advisory will help clients create and protect stakeholder value through high-stakes challenges—from geopolitical issues and M&A to social activism, crises, leadership changes, and enterprise transformation.
Weber Create: Weber Create is a differentiated end-to-end influencer offering that leverages Axciom data while marrying cultural relevance with commercial impact.
Weber I/O: We activate generative AI platforms across several functions at TWSC, including strategy and influencer efforts. Weber I/O is a pioneering capability designed to revolutionize the integration of data, tech and AI in marketing and communications strategies. We’re committed to education and advancement of AI strategically, ethically and empathetically.
Strategy & analytics: research and insights; data intelligence, management and integration; strategic and channel planning.
Creative, design & content: creative concepting; creative development and production; creative technology; user experience and design.
Public relations & marketing: earned media strategy & media relations; influencer engagement; digital & social strategy and emerging platforms; paid and performance media.
Agency Statement:
The Weber Shandwick Collective (TWSC) is the leading global communications and advisory network that propels businesses forward with offerings engineered to earn value. Leveraging advanced analytics, proprietary AI technology and the ingenuity of the industry's most forward thinkers and doers, TWSC grows businesses in an evolving world.
Led by world-class strategic and creative thinkers and activators, The Weber Shandwick Collective has won some of the most prestigious awards in the industry, including being named #1 in the Public Relations and Brand Strategies category on Fast Company’s 2024 & 2025 Most Innovative Companies list, honored as one of Fast Company’s Best Workplace for Innovators in 2023, named PRWeek’s 2024 Global Agency of the Year, ranked #1 on PRovoke’s Global Creative Index in 2024, honored on Ad Age’s A-List in 2024 and 2025, and named Campaign Global’s PR Agency of the Year in 2023. TWSC was the most awarded PR agency at the 2023 and 2024 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, including earning the PR industry’s first-ever idea-led Cannes Grand Prix in the Brand Experience & Activation category and cumulatively earning more than 225 Cannes Lions.
Susan Howe, Global CEO
Karen Pugliese, Global President
Jim O’Leary, Global President + North America CEO
Tom Beckman, Global Chief Creative Officer
Joy Farber Kolo, Chief Impact Officer
Dustin Johnson, Global Chief Commercial & Innovation Officer
Pam Jenkins, Chief Public Affairs Officer + Chief Public Health Officer
Laura Schoen, Chief Healthcare Officer, TWSC + Chair, LATAM
Tyler Kim, CEO, Asia Pacific
Deb Nichols, Chief Financial Officer
Molly Roenna, Global Chief People Officer
Staci Rucker, Executive VP, Inclusion & Belonging
For a complete listing of our global offices please visit www.webershandwick.com.
North America Office Locations:
944 Brady Ave., Atlanta, GA 30318
[email protected]
Melissa Golden, Exec. VP & Gen. Mgr., Atlanta
3600 O’Donnell St., #250, Baltimore, MD 21224
[email protected]
James Walker, Exec. VP & Gen. Mgr., Baltimore
33 Arch St., 14th flr., Boston, MA 02110
[email protected]
Dave Whiting, Exec. VP & Gen. Mgr., Boston
300 Gleed Ave., 2nd flr., Suite J, East Aurora, NY 14052
[email protected]
Greg Wittmann, Chief Operating Officer, Resolute Digital
875 N. Michigan Ave., #2400, Chicago, IL 60611
[email protected]
Sheila Mulligan, Pres., Weber Shandwick Central
360 W. Maple Road, Birmingham, MI 48009
[email protected]
Katie Adams, Exec. VP & Gen. Mgr., Detroit
1840 Century Park East, 2nd flr., Los Angeles, CA 90067
[email protected]
Cheryl Cook, Exec. VP & Gen. Mgr., LA
909 Third Ave., New York, NY 10022
[email protected]
Jamie Dowd, Pres., Health, Americas
1700 Market St., 29th flr., Philadelphia, PA 19103
[email protected]
Jamie Dowd, Pres., Health, Americas
600 Battery St., San Francisco, CA 94111
[email protected]
Jordan Rittenberry, Pres., Weber Shandwick West
1525 11th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122
[email protected]
Lexy King, Sr. VP & Gen. Mgr., Seattle
1831 Chestnut St., St. Louis, MO 63101
314/436-6565; [email protected]
Dave Collett, Exec. VP
733 Tenth St., NW, Washington, DC 20001
202/383-9700; [email protected]
Paul Massey, Pres., Powell Tate, Washington, DC
460 rue McGill, bureau 200, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 2H2
514/447-3940; [email protected]
Marie-Eve Noel, VP, Client Experience
351 King St. E, #800, Toronto M5A 1L1
416/642-7963; [email protected]
Greg Power, CEO, Weber Shandwick Canada and Pres., Weber Shandwick North
2015 Main St., Vancouver, BC V5T 3C2
604/681-7557; [email protected]
Shafiq Jamal, Sr. VP & Mng. Dir.
Clients Include:
General Motors
IBM
Hilton
Kellanova
Mars
Mattel
McDonalds
Pernod Ricard
Pfizer
The Weber Shandwick Collective in the news with O'Dwyer's:
| • | PR Firm News: UK's PHA Group Expands to NYCFri., Feb. 6, 2026...global chief client & growth officer and president at Current Global, and EVP at Weber Shandwick . “Clients want senior access, creativity, and clarity in an increasingly fragmented landscape, and PHA... |
| • | Amazon’s O’Connor Moves to Real ChemistryMon., Feb. 2, 2026...firm with $665M in net fees.
Prior to Amazon, O’Connor served as VP-healthcare communications at Weber Shandwick ; account supervisor, media relations at GCI Health; and senior account executive, healthcare at Edelman.
New... |
| • | Weber Shandwick Lands Israel's Finance MinistryThu., Jan. 15, 2026...
Israel’s Ministry of Finance has retained Weber Shandwick to provide institutional investor relations support services connected to the issuance of international debt... |
| • | PR Firm News: PRSA/NY Names Cohen '26 PresidentWed., Jan. 14, 2026...Cohen succeeds Ken Kerrigan, who has held executive posts at Bliss Group, Infinite and Weber Shandwick . Kerrigan will now serve as immediate past president. Bill Smith, SVP at Highwire PR,... |
| • | Morty Matz, Mentor and MagicianWed., Jan. 7, 2026...Brody, a public relations consultant, served as a media strategist and editorial specialist at Weber Shandwick , Ogilvy Public Relations and Howard J. Rubenstein Associates after his tenure with Matz Associates.... |
| • | Former Imre President Smokler Joins AvoqFri., Dec. 12, 2025...marketing, business development, budget planning and client management.
Earlier, he held senior executive roles at Weber Shandwick and led public affairs and external communications for Blue Cross Blue Shield.
Smokler joins the... |
| • | PR Firm News: KCSA Launches AI LabTue., Dec. 2, 2025...context-rich insights synthesized across millions of sources and multimodal content formats. Its clients include Weber Shandwick and the Boston Consulting Group. “The right intelligence is invaluable to a business, and... |
| • | eBay's Allen Moves to Daily PayMon., Dec. 1, 2025...client relationship manager at Edelman. She has also served as an account supervisor at Weber Shandwick .
In her new role, Allen will oversee brand marketing, communications, social media, and creative. Her... |
| • | IPG Posts 5% Dip in Last Gasp as Public CompanyTue., Nov. 11, 2025...in revenues as it heads for a merger into Omnicom.
The specialized communications services group ( Weber Shandwick , Golin, DeVries Global, Current Global and IPG DXTRA Health) reported a 6.8 percent plunge... |
| • | Your Pitch Was Rejected: How To Survive—And FlourishFri., Nov. 7, 2025...Brody, a public relations consultant, served as a media strategist and editorial specialist at Weber Shandwick , Ogilvy Public Relations and Howard J. Rubenstein Associates. He is the author of the... |
| • | Reilly Steps Down as CEO of DGA GroupFri., Oct. 31, 2025...unit, founded Westhill Partners, and held the vice chairman post at BSMG Worldwide (now Weber Shandwick ).
Kumar joined Albright Stonebridge in 2015 after working on the National Security Council at the... |
| • | H/Advisors Abernathy Hauls In DudaMon., Oct. 20, 2025...
Peter Duda
Peter Duda, who was Weber Shandwick ’s president of its global crisis and issues management practice, has joined H/Advisors Abernathy as... |
| • | Going Out On Your Own: How To Know You’re ReadyTue., Oct. 14, 2025...Brody, a public relations consultant, served as a media strategist and editorial specialist at Weber Shandwick , Ogilvy Public Relations and Howard J. Rubenstein Associates. He is the author of the... |
| • | On the Move: FINN Partners Ups McGarrFri., Oct. 3, 2025...& Knowlton. Before that, she was EVP, global head of marketing and brand at Weber Shandwick , where she redesigned the positioning and go-to-market strategy for the agency. Stephan has also... |
| • | On the Move: New York Mets Hire HurvitzThu., Oct. 2, 2025...enhance cross-functional collaboration. Before joining Zeno, she was director, paid planning & buying at Weber Shandwick ’s Resolute Digital unit. Algozin led the North America Paid Media Center of Excellence at... |
| • | Actions, Not AcronymsFri., Sep. 26, 2025...and it’s a moment for purpose with pragmatism,” said Jim O’Leary, CEO of the Weber Shandwick Collective North America and global president.
The report found an upswing in business-focused language to... |
| • | PR Firm News: LAVIDGE Promotes Publicity UnitTue., Sep. 23, 2025...who joins LAVIDGE from B2B tech firm Headstand after stints at Allison, Ogilvy and Weber Shandwick , will be charged with bringing a fresh perspective to the agency’s PR department. “This... |
| • | On the Move: Vice Media Names Spence CCOThu., Sep. 4, 2025...TRUE Global Intelligence, its global research, analytics and intelligence consultancy. Kim joins FleishmanHillard from Weber Shandwick where was an EVP as well as head of Nexus, its analytics and innovation... |
| • | Rud Pedersen Group Adds DeriWed., Sep. 3, 2025...Rud Pedersen Group’s London office as a senior advisor.
He did a three-year stint at Weber Shandwick ’s corporate advisory group, where he launched brands, wrote thought leadership pieces and cultivated clients... |
| • | On the Move: Weber Shandwick Bolsters UK PA TeamThu., Aug. 14, 2025...
(L-R) Jonathan Ashworth, Laura Gabb, Ben Stetson
Weber Shandwick names Jonathan Ashworth UK chairman of public affairs and Laura Gabb joins the agency as EVP, head of UK... |
| • | PR Firm News: Attention Comms LaunchesWed., Aug. 6, 2025...be led by managing director Andy Checo, who has also held executive posts at Weber Shandwick and Havas. It will work hand-in-hand with dex’s account, creative, and media units to... |
| • | On the Move: Raffetto Herman Hires Jones, BrownWed., Aug. 6, 2025...and brand at healthcare solutions platform Accolade. He was previously an EVP at both Weber Shandwick and Edelman. “Christiaan will bring his experience in global agencies as a strategic counselor... |
| • | PR Firm News: KRG Advisors LaunchesWed., Jul. 30, 2025...
KRG Advisors is launched by former Weber Shandwick president of corporate advisory Chris Deri. Deri, who has also held senior posts at... |
| • | IPG Records 6.6% Drop in Q2 RevenuesTue., Jul. 22, 2025...for marketers in every industry sector, around the world,” according to Krakowsky.
During Q2, IPG’s Weber Shandwick , Golin, IPG DXTRA Health and experiential agencies group posted 3.1 percent revenue growth to... |
| • | What Every PR Client Needs (It Starts with a 'P')Fri., Jul. 11, 2025...Brody, a public relations consultant, served as a media strategist and editorial specialist at Weber Shandwick , Ogilvy Public Relations and Howard J. Rubenstein Associates. He is the author of the... |
| • | On the Move: FanDuel Fortifies PA RanksMon., Jul. 7, 2025...our industry responsibly and sustainably."
Michael Frohlich
WPP tabs Michael Frohlich, who was most recently EMEA CEO at Weber Shandwick , to lead communications and public affairs effective next month, succeeding Chris Wade. At ... |
| • | PR Firm News: LLYC Launches 'Signs of Pride'Thu., Jul. 3, 2025...collaboration between the public and private sectors. Among the members of the group are Weber Shandwick regional managing director Ghaleb Zeidan, who will serve as group chair; Memac Ogilvy president,... |
| • | On the Move: Burson Makes Lu China ChiefThu., Jun. 26, 2025...and she has also served as VP, corporate at Edelman and group manager at Weber Shandwick . “Being elevated to Partner is a recognition of Ashley’s and Annabel’s long-standing dedication to... |
| • | On the Move: McDonald's Gonda Shifts to NikeMon., Jun. 2, 2025...he was SVP, corporate affairs at Chobani, and VP/director: corporate communications, corporate issues at Weber Shandwick . At Nike, Gonda will lead the global communications organization, overseeing all facets of the communications... |
| • | On the Move: Mercury Adds DeSantis Aide to Florida OutpostWed., May 28, 2025...sports marketing agency, appoints Brian Gabriel as VP of marketing communications. Gilbert was most recently at Weber Shandwick Worldwide, where he served as SVP, client experience – CPG and sports. At rEvolution,... |
| • | On the Move: Mayer Brown Names Pitts PR DirectorWed., May 14, 2025...came on board at AgencyMSI in 2005, and before that worked for agencies including Weber Shandwick and Edelman. Wheatley Marshall, who has been SVP of public relations at the agency... |
| • | On the Move: Padilla Hires Worden as SVPTue., May 13, 2025...She previously served as president as The Rudin Group and SVP, client experience at Weber Shandwick . A past president of Minnesota PRSA, she has financial service expertise across such sectors... |
| • | Weber Shandwick Alum Fabes Takes ADL JobFri., Apr. 25, 2025...
Sherman Fabes
Sherman Fabes, who was most recently SVP of integrated media, media relations at Weber Shandwick , comes on board at the Anti-Defamation League as VP of communications and digital.
Before joining... |
| • | IPG Posts Q1 $85.4M LossThu., Apr. 24, 2025...accounted for a chunk of the sales shortfall.
Interpublic’s specialized communications & experiential solutions group ( Weber Shandwick , Golin, Current Global, R&CPMK, DeVries Global, Jack Morton, Momentum and DXTRA Health) reported a... |
| • | Why I Fail Successfully In PR — And How You Can, TooFri., Apr. 11, 2025...Brody, a public relations consultant, served as a media strategist and editorial specialist at Weber Shandwick , Ogilvy Public Relations and Howard J. Rubenstein Associates. He is the author of the... |
| • | Edelman’s Hughes Shifts to BursonThu., Mar. 20, 2025...international unit. At Golin, Hughes built out its Asian network.
Earlier, he held jobs at Weber Shandwick and Ketchum.
Burson CEO Corey duBrowa said Hughes’ "operational acumen—together with his deep experience in... |
| • | Top 14 Lessons About PR That I Plan To Apply In '25Mon., Feb. 24, 2025...Brody, a public relations consultant, served as a media strategist and editorial specialist at Weber Shandwick , Ogilvy Public Relations and Howard J. Rubenstein Associates. He is the author of the... |
| • | 12 PR Pros Share What's Ahead in 2025Tue., Feb. 18, 2025...years.
Jackie Cox Battles, New York Consumer Brand Practice Lead and North America Consumer Brand Practice Growth Lead, Weber Shandwick : You need to completely rethink the definition of media because the truth of the... |
| • | IPG's Krakowsky Targets $250M in Cost CutsWed., Feb. 12, 2025...percent to $568M. Organic revenue dipped 1.8 percent.
The specialized communications and experiential solutions group ( Weber Shandwick , Golin, Current Global, R&CPMK, DeVries Global, Jack Morton, Momentum and DXTRA Health) posted a... |
| • | Numbers Show PR Headed for Solid 2025Wed., Feb. 12, 2025...integration because they’re scared of volatility in the global economy. A survey published by The Weber Shandwick Collective shows that just 17 percent of corporate executives are “very confident” that their communications... |
Printer Friendly