PAUL JACOBSON
Morrison,CO
Summary
Senior level crisis and strategic communications executive with high-level experience in private and government sectors including high-technology, nuclear and fossil fuels, major league professional sports, major theatrical motion picture production, nationwide cable television programming and operations, telecommunications, presidential and senatorial campaigns and government communications for U.S. Senate Leadership.
Overview
39
39
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Partner
Silvers Jacobson, LLC
Denver, CO
01.2016 - Current
- Executive-level practice advising clients up to $10B annual revenue on crisis and strategic communications issues such as radioactive contamination affecting 2,000 homes, cyber security protecting 50-million credit card records, workplace environment allegations affecting 4,600 employees and similar events.
Vice President of Corporate Communications
Centrus Energy Corp. (Formerly USEC Inc.)
Bethesda, MD
05.2010 - 02.2015
- Global enriched uranium nuclear fuel supplier with $2B annual revenue and 2,900 employees. Managed communications for $4B American Centrifuge project, initiated think tank reports, prepared hundreds of executive, public and employee communications elements. Led Fukushima and Bankruptcy crisis management and corporate rebranding initiatives.
- Worked with multiple energy and business reporters at The Washington Post, The New York Times, CNBC and The Columbus Dispatch.
Vice President of Corporate Communications
Evergreen Energy
Denver, CO
10.2006 - 08.2009
- Cleaner coal technology and CO2 measurement software company. Crisis managed three CEO changes, two industrial accidents, hostile media environment and government relations.
- Managed all relations with national, regional and trade energy and business reporters, including The New York Times, Politico and The Energy Daily.
Vice President of Corporate Communications
Adelphia Communications Inc.
Greenwood Village, CO
07.2003 - 07.2006
- Led communications during complex $21B bankruptcy and $17B sale of nation’s 5th largest cable company with 14,000 employees and 5 million customers in 31 states.
- Led internal communications for complete culture change during course of bankruptcy.
- Considerable experience working with national business, bankruptcy and television industry reporters, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, CNBC and Reuters.
Vice President of Corporate Communications
STARZ Encore Group
Englewood, CO
07.1998 - 12.2002
- Led communications team for the nation’s largest provider of cable and satellite-delivered premium movie channels with 15 domestic channels and approximately 74 million pay units.
- Point man for promotion of original motion pictures, early development of subscription video on demand and elevation of senior executives as cable and entertainment industry leaders.
- Managed post 9/11 public service announcement campaign that reached 75 million TV households.
- Ongoing engagement with national and trade media such as the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, Businessweek, CNBC, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Multichannel News.
Director of Corporate Communications
Ascent Entertainment Group
Denver, CO
08.1994 - 06.1998
- Led all public investor relations for entertainment company that owned the NBA Denver Nuggets, the NHL Colorado Avalanche and Beacon Pictures, producers of major theatrical motion pictures such as Air Force One starring Harrison Ford.
- Led all communications for Ascent Entertainment IPO, acquisition of the Quebec Nordiques NHL franchise and construction of the Pepsi Center arena in Denver.
Manager, Media Relations
Comsat Corporation
Bethesda, MD
07.1992 - 07.1994
- Managed all media relations for global satellite communications company.
- Considerable engagement with The Washington Post, The New York Times and multiple national and international satellite and communications industry trade publications.
- Prepared speeches for CEO remarks at international satellite forums.
- Part of annual report production team
Political and Other
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC
09.1984 - 06.1992
- Press Secretary, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Dr. Bill Frist; Press Secretary, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole; Press Secretary, U.S. Senator Warren B. Rudman; Communications Director Rudman for Senate and Dole for President New England Region; Award-winning Broadcast Journalist
- Led communications for passage of Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit.
- Served on team that prepared Justice David Souter for Supreme Court nomination confirmation hearing.
- Handled media relations during passage of Gramm-Rudman deficit reduction act and Iran-Contra investigation.
- Managed communications for Rudman re-election campaign 1986 and New England communications for Dole for President 1988.
- Multiple AP and UPI awards as news director of WGIR Radio, Manchester, NH
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Broadcast Journalism & Political Science
Syracuse University
Skills
- Strategic Communications
- Crisis Communications
- Executive Communications
- Media Relations
- Employee Communications
- Reputation Management
- Team Building & Leadership
- Government Relations
- Marketing Communications
- Communications Planning
- Media Monitoring & Measurement
- Community Relations
- Office Suites (Microsoft O365, Google Docs, Apple, Dropbox Paper)
- Collaboration and Management Applications (SLACK, Trello, MS Teams)
- Audio and video editing software (multiple programs)
- Digital and social media public relations
Associations Affiliations
- Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
- German-American Chamber of Commerce
- Colorado Co-Chair of FixUS
- Sports Car Club of America
- Alfa Romeo Owners Club
- Denver Film Society
Honors Awards
- Cable Television Public Affairs Association 2006 National Award
- Adelphia Communications Star Performer, 2006
- CableFAX "Best Flack" Award, 2004
- Multiple awards from New Hampshire AP Broadcasters Association and United Press International New England Broadcasters
Certification
- American Petroleum Institute Survey of Oil and Gas Industry
- Ragan Communications Social Media Boot Camp
- American Management Association Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers
Timeline
Partner
Silvers Jacobson, LLC
01.2016 - Current
Vice President of Corporate Communications
Centrus Energy Corp. (Formerly USEC Inc.)
05.2010 - 02.2015
Vice President of Corporate Communications
Evergreen Energy
10.2006 - 08.2009
Vice President of Corporate Communications
Adelphia Communications Inc.
07.2003 - 07.2006
Vice President of Corporate Communications
STARZ Encore Group
07.1998 - 12.2002
Director of Corporate Communications
Ascent Entertainment Group
08.1994 - 06.1998
Manager, Media Relations
Comsat Corporation
07.1992 - 07.1994
Political and Other
U.S. Senate
09.1984 - 06.1992
Bachelor of Arts - Broadcast Journalism & Political Science
Syracuse University
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