director of communication at JP Morgan Chase & Co
What was the position of Howard Opinsky from 2011 to 2012?
Howard Opinsky Howard Opinsky is a business and political communications strategist and a special advisor to digital reputation management company Five Blocks . He was the national press secretary for U.S . Senator John McCain’s ( R-AZ ) 2000 presidential campaign . He was also a campaign strategist and spokesman for other Republican candidates at the national and state levels . Opinsky has been quoted in the media as a spokesman for candidates and causes and as a political strategist commenting on a variety of breaking news events . He has also been a guest lecturer at Harvard , Penn State , and various trade groups to discuss communication , the media , and politics . He was the executive vice president at Powell Tate , the Washington , D.C . office of Weber Shandwick . He was the executive vice president and leader of the US Corporate Advisory Practice of Hill+Knowlton Strategies and the managing director of Global Corporate Communications at JPMorgan Chase & Co . A veteran communication strategist and counselor to CEOs and senior executives , he has helped build , position , and protect some of the world’s best known brands . Education . Opinsky earned a B.A in political communication in 1991 from The George Washington University . Career . Five Blocks . In February 2018 Opinsky joined digital reputation management company Five Blocks as president . Hill+Knowlton Strategies . Opinsky was appointed executive vice president and general manager of H+K Strategies , Washington , DC office on March 1 , 2012 . JP Morgan Chase & Co. . On January 11 , 2011 Opinsky was named managing director of communication at JP Morgan Chase & Co . Powell Tate . Opinsky spent ten years at Powell Tate , Weber Shandwicks public affairs brand , and was the head of the corporate and public affairs groups at Powell Tate . In addition to his direct client work , he was responsible for developing new business strategies for crisis , corporate , and public affairs clients across all business sectors . Opinsky was the primary communication advisor and spokesman for former AIG Chairman and CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg . Mr . Greenberg fought a highly publicized battle to maintain his reputation amid a civil lawsuit from New York Attorney General Elliot Spitzer and investigations by the U.S . Department of Justice and the U.S . Securities and Exchange Commission . Opinsky provided strategic communication counsel to the Business Roundtable’s Energy Task Force and the U.S . Climate Action Partnership ( USCAP ) , two CEO-level organizations promoting comprehensive energy reform plans . In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11 , Opinsky was tapped by then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani to advise on communications about the relief effort . Political career . As national press secretary for Senator McCain’s 2000 presidential bid , Opinsky designed , managed and led the media strategy that came to be known as the “Straight Talk Express.” The landmark strategy rested on open media access to the candidate , operatives , and behind the scenes of the campaign . Opinsky was responsible for the campaign’s media communication and was the primary spokesperson from the campaign’s inception to its final day . Opinsky has also served as a media strategist and campaign operative for a variety of candidates and political leaders including U.S . Senator Richard Shelby ( R-AL ) and former U.S . Senator Phil Gramm ( R-TX ) . In 2020 , he endorsed McCains vice presidential opponent Joe Biden for president . Personal life . Opinsky lives in Washington , D.C . with his wife , Colleen Connors , and their two daughters , and golden retriever .