Richard Edelman
Richard Edelman is the President & Chief Executive Officer of the Edelman public relations company, a position he has held since September 1996.
According to his biographical note, prior to taking up his current position he was "president of Edelman's U.S. operations, regional manager of Europe and manager of the firm's New York office".
He currently has "assignments for Schering-Plough, Swiss Re and Gap. "He has counseled several countries on economic development programs, including Egypt, Israel and Mexico".
Edelman boasts that he "has special understanding of the non-governmental organization (NGO) movement. He has spoken on this topic at several conferences including The Institute of Social & Ethical AccountAbility, The Conference Board and the World Economic Forum".
"He has worked on several political campaigns including "Jim Thompson for Governor" and "Ed Koch for Mayor", according to his biographical note.
Edelman told Esquire magazine "in this era of exploding media technologies there is no truth except the truth you create for yourself." [1]
Other SourceWatch resources
External links
- "Richard Edelman President & CEO Edelman", undated, accessed October 2004.
- Richard Edelman's blog
