Edward (Ed) Belkin is a trusted strategic communications counselor to Fortune 500 CEOs and high-level government officials. With management experience at the broadcast network news and local station levels, in government, in global public affairs agencies, and at major trade associations, he specializes in media strategy, issues management, and crisis communications. He is expert in coaching executives for news media interviews, Congressional testimony, and public speaking engagements.

During his tenure as a Senior Vice President at Hill & Knowlton, Mr. Belkin counseled EgyptAir following the Flight 990 crash, the Government of Ontario, Canada during the SARS outbreak, and the International Olympic Committee in the aftermath of the Salt Lake City scandal. He also brought his extensive issues management experience in working with governments including the Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Botswana, Germany, and Japan.

As Vice President for Communications & Public Affairs at the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), Mr. Belkin provided strategic communications counsel to help advance advocacy efforts and to showcase the industry’s innovation in drug discovery.

Mr. Belkin previously served as Senior Director of Communications for U.S. Senator Dave Durenberger (Minnesota), providing counsel on health care reform and other high- profile issues.

As Managing Editor at the NBC Radio Network in New York and Washington, D.C., Mr. Belkin directed national and international news operations. He planned the network’s around-the-clock live coverage of the first Persian Gulf War. He previously served as Executive Editor and News Director at Westinghouse Broadcasting Company’s KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia and produced the station’s award-winning coverage of the Three Mile Island accident and the Legionnaires Disease outbreak.

A graduate of Syracuse University, Mr. Belkin majored in broadcast journalism at the
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and in political science in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.