Executive Communications
Throughout my career, I’ve had the privilege of working with influential and visionary leaders. In my roles at Paramount, Acumen and the Ford Foundation, I served as trusted counsel to top executives, helping them to communicate authentically, shape their brand’s messaging and strengthen the company’s positioning through purposeful strategies.
Tom Ryan, CEO of Paramount Streaming
In 2019, Paramount acquired Pluto TV, the pioneer of free, ad-supported TV, and its Co-founder Tom Ryan became the CEO of Paramount Streaming, overseeing Paramount+, Pluto TV and the direct-to-consumer division. In 2024, I was brought on as Director of Communications to help Tom and the team develop Paramount Streaming’s narrative, weaving together a powerful brand story around Paramount’s competitive advantage.
To support the narrative, I also built out messaging for Tom’s internal and external communications, along with customized thought leadership tracks for the rest of senior leadership and identified opportunities to drive that narrative forward. Working as Tom’s ghostwriter, I crafted everything from crisis communications, scripts for town halls, division-wide emails, and briefs for media interviews while also supporting the C-suite with messaging and prep for press and speaking engagements with SXSW, Variety, Ad Week and more.
Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation
Darren Walker was one of the chief reasons I accepted a role at the Ford Foundation, one of the biggest, most influential philanthropies in the world. An audacious and transformational leader, Darren was already out in the world pushing the boundaries of philanthropy when I joined as Head of Content and Brand Communications in 2019.
I was responsible for reimagining storytelling at the foundation, but I knew Darren, Ford’s chief storyteller, needed to be central to that story and the content we produced had to support his vision for the foundation. By quickly cultivating his trust, I developed a thought leadership plan for Darren within Ford’s larger content and communications strategy to leverage his expertise and showcase his leadership across philanthropy, business and the fight for social justice. I worked hand in hand with Darren and his writers to produce thought pieces for Ford’s channels as well as op-eds in The New York Times, Fast Company, Town & Country and more.
With a strategic focus on clarity, empathy and influence, I partnered with Darren to ensure that every communication—whether public or internal—aligned with Ford’s programmatic priorities, demonstrated its impact, and amplified its pivotal role in creating a more equitable world.
In addition, I supported the launch of Darren’s book, From Generosity to Justice, with a content and communications strategy that included an exclusive Ford-owned event and social campaign featuring thought leaders such as Laurene Powell Jobs, Shonda Rhimes, Lin-Manuel Miranda and more.
Jacqueline Novogratz, CEO of Acumen
When I joined Acumen as Head of Content and Communications in 2015, Founder and CEO Jacqueline Novogratz had already graced the cover of Forbes and given a number of TED Talks. A storyteller at her core, she recognized the value of content in demonstrating the venture fund’s impact around the world, but I was brought on to help both Jacqueline and Acumen become more strategic with their content and communications.
As I began to execute on my larger content strategy for Acumen and increase engagement, I earned Jacqueline’s trust and became her thought partner and editor. I advised Jacqueline on story development and messaging, and ultimately built a content strategy for her that played up the power of her unique voice and enhanced her position as a thought leader on LinkedIn, the media and Acumen’s platforms.
Our collaboration only grew from there. I went on to develop an executive communications strategy to elevate Jacqueline and Acumen’s profile, resulting in new, high-visibility opportunities including the Fortune CEO Initiative, The Economist’s Impact Investing Conference and the UN’s Climate Change Conference and coverage with CNN, Fast Company, The Guardian and more.
It was because of the partnership we built that she trusted me to produce Acumen’s first-ever brand campaign to celebrate the fund’s 15th anniversary.
