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Andy’s Biography

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Andy Merrill is Partner and member of the senior leadership team at Prosek Partners. He leads the firm’s Special Situations Practice, where he applies his expertise in financial communications, gained over nearly two decades, to counsel clients involved in significant transactions, shareholder activism, major litigation, corporate crises and other event driven issues and situations that are likely to threaten corporate reputation.

Before joining Prosek, Andy was Senior Managing Director at Teneo, where he consulted leading multi-national corporations managing a variety of special situations. He worked closely with the CEOs and their boards of directors as an advisor on corporate strategy, operations, transaction communications as well as reputation management and media relations.

Prior to Teneo, Andy served as CEO of Finsbury in the United States, where he led the build-out of the US office and ultimately facilitated the firm’s merger with Robinson Lehrer Montgomery. As CEO, Andy successfully established Finsbury’s US arm and strategically focused on national and international transaction... Andy Merrill is Partner and member of the senior leadership team at Prosek Partners. He leads the firm’s Special Situations Practice, where he applies his expertise in financial communications, gained over nearly two decades, to counsel clients involved in significant transactions, shareholder activism, major litigation, corporate crises and other event driven issues and situations that are likely to threaten corporate reputation.

Before joining Prosek, Andy was Senior Managing Director at Teneo, where he consulted leading multi-national corporations managing a variety of special situations. He worked closely with the CEOs and their boards of directors as an advisor on corporate strategy, operations, transaction communications as well as reputation management and media relations.

Prior to Teneo, Andy served as CEO of Finsbury in the United States, where he led the build-out of the US office and ultimately facilitated the firm’s merger with Robinson Lehrer Montgomery. As CEO, Andy successfully established Finsbury’s US arm and strategically focused on national and international transaction communications, media and investor relations, crisis management as well as shareholder management.

Prior to his tenure at Finsbury, he worked as Global Managing Director of financial communications at Edelman. He served at Abernathy MacGregor as Managing Director and Partner after his appointment as Vice President at reputation management consultancy Sard Verbinnen & Co. In his early career, Andy worked in finance as an Investment Banker at multinational investment bank, UBS. Beforehand, he was a Senior Commercial Banker at The Bank of New York Mellon, where he also headed the bank's investor relations.

Andy was awarded with an MBA in Finance from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Cristo Rey New York High School and Row New York and is Chairman of the Stamford Hospital Foundation. moreless

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Andy Merrill, Partner at Prosek Partners, is featured in Business Insider's 2020 list of public relations experts to call in a crisis.

Andy’s Background

Prosek Partners

Partner

Sep 2015 - Present

New York, NY, USA

Prosek Partners is a leading global marketing and communications firm based in the United States. The organization is specialized in the financial and B2B industries and distinguishes itself with a deep understanding of its clients' business needs.

Teneo

Senior Managing Director

Jul 2011 - Sep 2015

New York, NY, USA

Teneo is a communications strategy consultancy that offers a range of services from crisis management, investor relations, digital and social media management, to executive recruitment and litigation management. The firm has a high-profile client base from Fortune 500 companies to charity organizations as well as high-net-worth individuals.

Finsbury

CEO - United States

Jun 2006 - Jul 2011

New York, NY, USA

Finsbury is a global public relations firm with headquarters in both New York and London. The company focuses on clients in the financial sector and specializes in public relations tailored to the finance industry. The organization is part of the media conglomerate, WPP.

Edelman

Global Managing Director

Nov 2003 - May 2006

New York, NY, USA

Edelman is an international communications firm that focuses on reputation management. The company’s vision is to apply communication strategies that develop, advance and preserve their clients' brand and image.

Abernathy MacGregor

Managing Director & Partner

2000 - 2003

New York, NY, USA

Abernathy MacGregor is a communications company that consults to top level management, like CEOs and executives, on how to successfully manage stakeholder communications. Their client base ranges from finance to technology, to healthcare and beyond.

Sard Verbinnen & Co

Vice President

1999 - 2000

New York, NY, USA

Sard Verbinnen & Co is a leading communications firm that focuses on the corporate and financial sector. The company supports clients that range from major corporations to smaller companies and high-net-worth individuals, in maintaining their positioning and managing their reputation.

UBS

Investment Banker

1996 - 1999

New York, NY, USA

A global financial services firm with a focused model built around clients and their needs, with an emphasis on informed advice, tailored ideas & solutions and best-in-class execution.

The Bank of New York Mellon

Senior Commercial Banker & Head of Investor Relations

1985 - 1996

New York, NY, USA

The Bank of New York Mellon is a financial services organization with headquarters in New York. The firm focuses on investment services as well as investment management and is the world’s largest custodian bank. It operates under the holding company, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.

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Current Board Positions

Cristo Rey New York High School

Board of Directors

Aug 2019 - Present

New York, NY, USA

Cristo Rey High School New York is a private Catholic high school in Manhattan, New York. The school sponsors students that excel academically and do not have the funds to attend a private high school. The school distinguishes itself by offering pupils internships at large corporations like American Express and McKinsey.

Stamford Hospital Foundation

Chairman of The Board

Oct 2018 - Present

Stamford, CT, USA

Stamford Hospital Foundation is a charity organization that financially supports the Stamford Hospital. The foundation makes provision for new technology, facilitates medical programs and supports the hospital in delivering the best possible service to patients.

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Philanthropy

Row New York

Board of Directors

New York, NY, USA

Row New York is a non-profit organization based in New York City focused on empowering youth through the sport of rowing. The organization offers a variety of rowing programs for under-resourced youth, people with disabilities and Veterans.

Media

Podcast Superception

Contributor, Episode 38

2019

Andy Merrill explores a range of subjects pertaining to finance, politics and communications. He discusses social media in financial markets, hurdles faced by banks on managing data and debates on the weaponization of social media. He also deliberates Elon Musk’s presence on Twitter and Donald Trump’s motion to change the financial reporting system.

Publications

Business Leaders Need to Step In and Step Up to Help Bring the Country Back Together

Author

Nov 2020

New York, NY, USA

Post-election, Andy Merrill writes, business leaders can make their presence known and fill a void of leadership and guidance created by partisan politics. Andy outlines recommendations for business leaders to consider, including defending the political process and working with medical professionals in support of Covid protocols and .

It’s Time to Get Busy

Author

Aug 2020

New York, NY, USA

Of the new work routine we are all getting used to, Andy Merrill writes: "For most of us adjusting to the challenges of living in this global pandemic...it’s hard to even think about getting any busier." However, despite a feeling that there is no more time in the day, he says there are still opportunities to stay busy in other aspects of our lives like volunteering, taking classes and exercising.

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Awards & Endorsements

19 top public relations experts CEOs scramble to hire in a crisis

Honoree

2021

New York, NY, USA

Andy Merrill, Partner at Prosek Partners, is featured on Business Insider's 2020 list of public relations experts to call in a crisis.

18 Top Public Relations Experts CEOs Scramble to Hire in a Crisis

Honoree

2020

New York, NY, USA

Andy Merrill, Partner at Prosek Partners, was recognized as one of 18 public relations experts on Business Insider's list of those who get called on to handle some of the most difficult PR cases. These industry professionals are vital in dealing with the media, explaining big company shifts, and keeping businesses on track.

Speaking Engagements

Yale School of Management CEO Summit

Participant

Jun 2020

The Yale CEO Summit & Mayors College was titled 'Economic Rejuvenation: Safely Bringing Corporations and Communities out of COVID Caves.' Yale Professor and Senior Associate Dean Jeff Sonnenfeld led a discussion that looked at economic rejuvenation and returning to normalcy, and also focused on the social justice issues that have dominated everyone’s attention in recent days.

Andy’s Education

Columbia Business School

Master of Business Administration in Finance

1990 - 1992

Trinity College - Hartford

Bachelor of Arts in English Literature

1981 - 1984