Richard Edelman is the president and CEO of Edelman, a global leading communications marketing firm. The firm was named “PR Agency of the Decade” by both Advertising Age and The Holmes Report. It is also a regular attendee at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos to launch the Edelman Trust Barometer, the largest global survey and foremost authority on trust in business, government, media and NGOs.
Richard has extensive experience in marketing and reputation management, having led assignments with major corporations, NGOs and family businesses in over 25 industries around the world.
Richard topped PRWeek’s list of most powerful executives (2013), was recognized as the third highest rated CEO by Glassdoor (2014) and was inducted in the Arthur W. Page Society’s Hall of Fame (2014). He is regarded as an industry thought leader and has posted weekly to his blog since 2004. Richard is consistently mentioned as one of the top 25 foremost experts on corporate trust.
He serves on the Board of Directors of the Ad Council, the Atlantic Council, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the Children’s Aid Society, the Gettysburg Foundation, the 9/11 Museum, the National Committee on US China Relations and the University of Chicago Medical Center.