Eric Dezenhall
| Eric Dezenhall | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 9, 1962 Camden, New Jersey |
| Residence | Washington D.C. |
| Education | Dartmouth College |
| Occupation | Crisis management, public relations |
| Employer | Dezenhall Resources |
| Title | Founder and CEO |
| Website | Dezenhall.com |
Eric B. Dezenhall (born September 9, 1962 in Camden, New Jersey) is an American crisis management consultant, author, and founder of Washington D.C.-based public relations firm Dezenhall Resources. His aggressive tactics on behalf of his clients have made him both a target of criticism and a quoted pundit on crisis communications.
Dezenhall grew up in New Jersey and studied news media and political science at Dartmouth College. Dezenhall worked briefly in President Ronald Reagan's White House communications office. After a four-year stint at Porter Novelli, Dezenhall and boss Nick Nichols left to form Nichols-Dezenhall Communications Management Company in 1987. The company's name was shortened to Dezenhall Resources Ltd. in 2004 after Nichols retired in 2003. Dezenhall and fellow principal John Weber oversee offices in Washington DC, Sacramento, Los Angeles, London and Brussels.
Dezenhall is founder and CEO of public relations firm Dezenhall Resources, which represents clients facing "crisis, conflict, and controversy." Dezenhall's published writing on public relations focuses on how a celebrity or corporation can successfully defend their reputation in the face of "a lawsuit, a sex scandal, a defective product, or allegations of insider trading," among other crises.
Although Dezenhall does not comment on clients and contracts, Business Week reported that Dezenhall had been hired by ExxonMobil/Public Interest Watch, lawyers representing former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling, O'Melveny & Myers, Mark Geragos (attorney for Michael Jackson), and Eli Lilly and Company;TIME identified Procter & Gamble and General Electric; and The Hill cited Community Financial Services Association of America as clients of Dezenhall.
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