Category: Careers, Culture & Company News

Pride 2025

Centering Queer Joy During Pride in 2025  

This Pride Month, the Proud@APCO employee resource group (ERG) notes the urgency in 2025 to protect and empower the LGBTQ+ community. We asked members of our community what it means to prioritize queer joy and how they see this year’s Pride. ...

June 16, 2025
James Allan

James Allan Joins APCO’s Financial Advisory, Communications Practice as Senior Director in New York

James Allan, a trusted advisor to business leaders through high-profile moments that shape their reputations with investors, media and other stakeholders, joins APCO’s Financial Advisory and Communications practice as a senior director in the New York office, APCO North America President Kelly Williamson announced....

May 28, 2025
Jonathan Lang

Jon Lang Joins APCO as Firm’s Lead for Economic Security Policy Further Boosting Public Affairs and Geopolitical Risk Advisory Expertise in D.C. 

Jonathan Lang, an expert in geopolitical risk consulting and former director of international economic affairs at the White House under President Trump, has joined APCO in Washington, D.C., as senior director and head of economic security policy....

May 19, 2025
The APCO Institute

APCO Institute Partners With Columbia University to Boost Strategic Communication Capabilities 

Global advisory and advocacy firm APCO today announced a partnership with Columbia University to deliver a series of specialist training workshops for professional communicators. Columbia, along with the APCO Institute, will provide practical skill building sessions taught by members of APCO’s senior global staff and Columbia University faculty for 20 mid-level communication professionals in the MENA region in October.  ...

May 14, 2025
Mannar Hanna

Congressional Affairs Advisor Mannar N. Hanna Joins APCO As Senior Leader for Government Relations and Lobbying in D.C.

Mannar N. Hanna, a seasoned policy strategist, government affairs professional and former general counsel to U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), joined APCO as a senior director of government relations, APCO North America President Kelly Williamson announced today....

April 29, 2025
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Valerie Pinto Will Join APCO as Managing Director of India and Executive Director of Corporate, Asia in October 

Valerie Pinto, trusted corporate adviser with nearly three decades of industry experience in India, will join APCO in October as the managing director of India and executive director of Corporate, Asia, APCO CEO Brad Staples announced today....

April 9, 2025
Middle East

APCO Announces New MENA Leadership Structure, Eyes Growth in Region’s Key Markets

Global advisory and advocacy firm APCO today announced a new leadership structure for its Middle East and North Africa (MENA) operations, which lays the foundations for further growth in 2025 and beyond...

March 10, 2025
Bill Clark

William Clark Joins APCO as Senior Director in Washington, Further Boosting the Firm’s Public Affairs, Advisory Expertise

APCO Founder and Executive Chairman Margery Kraus announced that William Clark will be joining the firm as a senior director with the public affairs team, based in Washington, D.C....

February 3, 2025
Danny Phan

Crisis, Corporate Reputation, Policy Comms Expert Danny Phan Joins APCO

SINGAPORE – January 22, 2025: Danny Phan, an award-winning professional with more than 20 years of international experience across Asia and the United States, joined APCO, as announced today by APCO CEO Brad Staples.  ...

January 21, 2025
Alyse Deutsch and colleagues

Connecting Cultures: Learnings from APCO’s Global Exchange Program

Do you ever find yourself at a hawker center, eating Hainanese chicken rice in the thick of an 8-minute thunderstorm, talking about the 2024 super-election year with a colleague you've worked with for three years but never met in person? Welcome to APCO’s Global Exchange Program—a unique initiative that allows employees to work in different APCO offices around the world.  ...

December 18, 2024 / Alyse Deutsch, Gemma Kyle