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Michael joined ICR in 2002. He is responsible for helping companies define, build and protect their corporate reputations through communications programs that engage with the media, employees, customers/consumers, policy makers and opinion formers. Prior to joining ICR, Michael was group director of the U.S. Corporate Communications Practice for Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide where he was responsible for all corporate branding, employee communications, crisis and issues management and investor relations. Michael ran the global account for BP, the world's second largest energy company, for more than three years. His team's work re-branding efforts for BP following its acquisitions of Amoco and ARCO was recognized by PR Week as ‘one of the 20 Best PR Campaigns of all time’. For Deloitte & Touche, Michael led the communications effort in the wake of the Enron/Andersen debacle, successfully positioning Deloitte & Touche through an aggressive executive visibility program. At McKesson, Michael helped lead the crisis team in response to an accounting restatement that resulted in a one-day, $500 million drop in market cap. Prior to beginning his career in corporate communications, Michael spent eight years working for a member of Congress and running political campaigns. Michael is a graduate of Hobart College with a B.A. in Political Science. | 