 Ryan Velasco |
Ryan Velasco joined MWWPR’s Washington office last month as VP-corporate communications after a three-year stint as VP in Ogilvy’s social change unit.
He rejoins Michelle Rios, who left Ogilvy in January, to helm the Jersey firm’s DC outpost. They worked together at the WPP unit on DowDupont and new business initiatives.
Prior to Ogilvy, Velasco was at the Federal Emergency Management Agency for nearly six years, where he rose to deputy branch chief for interagency coordination.
He specialized in leading diaster teams, including community outreach and recovery operations. Valasco saw action in New York in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.
Prior to FEMA, Velasco served in the Obama White House as deputy associate director for natural resource response and recovery.
MWWPR ranks No. 9 on O'Dwyer's rankings of independent firms with 2018 fee income of $42.6M.
DJE Holdings, parent of Edelman and Zeno, launches RUTH as an independent shop named after Ruth Edelman, mental health advocate, wife and longtime business partner of Dan Edelman.
New York City PR firms make up the largest slice of O'Dwyer's 147 firm overall ranking with 33 of 40 in the New York/New Jersey area either calling Manhattan their home or having a presence there.
Subject Matter+Kivvit, which joined forces in May, has rebranded as Avoq, an integrated shop with more than 200 professionals in Washington, New York, Asbury Park (NJ), Miami and Chicago.
While PR pros stationed at in-house comms. teams and those working for agencies share many of the same objectives, they also have markedly different top priorities, according to a recent report.
Edelman is cutting 240 employees or about four percent of its workforce to cope with the cooling down of the PR sector, according to a memo from CEO Richard Edelman.
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