VINH VUONG is the Managing Partner of VUONG Global, a strategic advisory firm for corporations and governments. Vinh has led teams focused on crisis and reputation management projects for Fortune 500 companies, political leaders, and high-profile individuals. His expertise in financial and political issues was brought on by his mentors in Anthony R. Dolan, Robert H. Bork, Jr., and Richard Torrenzano. Vinh has worked directly with over 75 clients, including HSBC, Broadridge, Morgan Stanley, CME Group, BNY Mellon, eBay, Qualcomm, Google, Facebook, The TMX Group, The Hershey Company, Investment Technology Group, The Pennsylvania State University, Starr Insurance Companies, Boy Scouts of America, SeaWorld Entertainment, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
On the political front, Vinh has worked with numerous advocacy groups and political organizations in multiple countries, from London to Washington, D.C., on issues ranging from tax reform to constitutional matters, geopolitical issues such as freedom in Hong Kong after China’s violation of a peace agreement, and the United States' advancements, global positioning, and supply chain vs. China and other adversaries in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, telecommunications, and securing a supply chain for critical and rare earth minerals.
Vinh has made numerous television appearances on Bloomberg, TD Ameritrade, and Cheddar, and has been published in Real Clear Politics, Fox News, The Daily Caller, and Newsmax – amongst others.
Mr. Vuong graduated from Penn State's Smeal College of Business with a bachelor's degree in management where he also played football under Joe Paterno and on the rugby team. Mr. Vuong also completed the executive programs at the Harvard Business School and The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
On the political front, Vinh has worked with numerous advocacy groups and political organizations in multiple countries, from London to Washington, D.C., on issues ranging from tax reform to constitutional matters, geopolitical issues such as freedom in Hong Kong after China’s violation of a peace agreement, and the United States' advancements, global positioning, and supply chain vs. China and other adversaries in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, telecommunications, and securing a supply chain for critical and rare earth minerals.
Vinh has made numerous television appearances on Bloomberg, TD Ameritrade, and Cheddar, and has been published in Real Clear Politics, Fox News, The Daily Caller, and Newsmax – amongst others.
Mr. Vuong graduated from Penn State's Smeal College of Business with a bachelor's degree in management where he also played football under Joe Paterno and on the rugby team. Mr. Vuong also completed the executive programs at the Harvard Business School and The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
ROBERT H. BORK, JR. is an experienced advocate specializing in the development and implementation of communication strategies in support of litigation and legal policy. In his many years of experience managing the public environment surrounding high-risk, high-profile litigation, he has worked on behalf of CEOs and general counsel of major U.S. and international corporate clients and their lawyers.
Mr. Bork is "considered a pioneer in the area of litigation PR," according to PR Week. He has designed strategies in some of the most important cases and policy battles in recent years. Mr. Bork's experience includes directing the litigation pr strategy for the former manufacturers of lead pigment, the national media campaign in support of ProComp, a coalition of hi-tech companies supporting the U.S. government's position in the Microsoft antitrust case, and the national earned media campaign of a large coalition of corporate general counsel seeking broad federal legal reform in Congress in the mid-1990s.
Mr. Bork regularly advises corporate counsel on a wide range of civil and criminal litigation including antitrust, product liability, intellectual property, securities fraud, economic espionage, white collar crime, mergers and acquisitions, First Amendment and employment discrimination. His work has been on behalf of clients in the automobile industry, pharmaceuticals, computers, software, chemicals, railroads, franchising, telecommunications, insurance, health-care, and former manufacturers of lead pigment. He has been engaged to counsel clients at every stage of litigation, from pre-litigation through appeals up to and including the Supreme Court of the United States.
"Bob Bork is not only one of the leaders in litigation communication he is also one of the top public relations strategists in the country," said Steven B. Hantler, former-assistant general counsel at DaimlerChrysler.
Mr. Bork has broad public policy experience in government and in journalism. He served as special assistant to United States Trade Representative Carla A. Hills. Earlier, Mr. Bork served as special assistant to U.S. Senator Gordon Humphrey and was a visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation. As a journalist, he covered international economics at U.S. News and World Report, was managing editor of the quarterly journal Regulation, and worked as a reporter at Forbes, the Detroit Free Press, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and at the Miami Herald. Mr. Bork was graduated from Carleton College with a degree in history. He was a Herbert J. Davenport Fellow in Business and Economic Journalism at the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
Mr. Bork is "considered a pioneer in the area of litigation PR," according to PR Week. He has designed strategies in some of the most important cases and policy battles in recent years. Mr. Bork's experience includes directing the litigation pr strategy for the former manufacturers of lead pigment, the national media campaign in support of ProComp, a coalition of hi-tech companies supporting the U.S. government's position in the Microsoft antitrust case, and the national earned media campaign of a large coalition of corporate general counsel seeking broad federal legal reform in Congress in the mid-1990s.
Mr. Bork regularly advises corporate counsel on a wide range of civil and criminal litigation including antitrust, product liability, intellectual property, securities fraud, economic espionage, white collar crime, mergers and acquisitions, First Amendment and employment discrimination. His work has been on behalf of clients in the automobile industry, pharmaceuticals, computers, software, chemicals, railroads, franchising, telecommunications, insurance, health-care, and former manufacturers of lead pigment. He has been engaged to counsel clients at every stage of litigation, from pre-litigation through appeals up to and including the Supreme Court of the United States.
"Bob Bork is not only one of the leaders in litigation communication he is also one of the top public relations strategists in the country," said Steven B. Hantler, former-assistant general counsel at DaimlerChrysler.
Mr. Bork has broad public policy experience in government and in journalism. He served as special assistant to United States Trade Representative Carla A. Hills. Earlier, Mr. Bork served as special assistant to U.S. Senator Gordon Humphrey and was a visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation. As a journalist, he covered international economics at U.S. News and World Report, was managing editor of the quarterly journal Regulation, and worked as a reporter at Forbes, the Detroit Free Press, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and at the Miami Herald. Mr. Bork was graduated from Carleton College with a degree in history. He was a Herbert J. Davenport Fellow in Business and Economic Journalism at the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
MARK DAVIS is a former White House speechwriter who has managed message strategies and drafted speeches for the C-Suites of more than a dozen Fortune 500s, in sectors ranging from defense and aerospace, to telecommunications and transportation, to the CEOs of three “supermajor” oil companies.
Mark is adept at high-stakes messaging. He has worked with international energy companies to balance global messages against local sensitivities. He has helped manage the messaging strategy for judicial appeals and “bet-your-company” lawsuits for a leading car company and a major railroad. He advised a major transportation company on one of the largest mergers in U.S. business history.
In the White House, Mark drafted the prime-time address President George H.W. Bush gave before a Joint Session of Congress to declare his determination to evict a dictator from Kuwait. He is the co-author, with Richard Torrenzano, of Digital Assassination: Protecting Your Reputation, Brand, or Business Against Online Attacks, (St. Martin’s Press, 2011), a book hailed by Charlene Li, author of Groundswell, and former CIA Director Michael Hayden as essential reading.
His op-eds have appeared in publications ranging from The Wall Street Journal to The Washington Post.
Mark was the Vice President of the Pacific Research Institute of San Francisco, and has served as a speechwriter and aide to former California Governor Pete Wilson. He has been an adjunct professor at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, and has lectured at many major colleges and universities. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and Stanford University, Mark is the director of the Uptown Creative Strategies Group.
Mark is adept at high-stakes messaging. He has worked with international energy companies to balance global messages against local sensitivities. He has helped manage the messaging strategy for judicial appeals and “bet-your-company” lawsuits for a leading car company and a major railroad. He advised a major transportation company on one of the largest mergers in U.S. business history.
In the White House, Mark drafted the prime-time address President George H.W. Bush gave before a Joint Session of Congress to declare his determination to evict a dictator from Kuwait. He is the co-author, with Richard Torrenzano, of Digital Assassination: Protecting Your Reputation, Brand, or Business Against Online Attacks, (St. Martin’s Press, 2011), a book hailed by Charlene Li, author of Groundswell, and former CIA Director Michael Hayden as essential reading.
His op-eds have appeared in publications ranging from The Wall Street Journal to The Washington Post.
Mark was the Vice President of the Pacific Research Institute of San Francisco, and has served as a speechwriter and aide to former California Governor Pete Wilson. He has been an adjunct professor at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, and has lectured at many major colleges and universities. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and Stanford University, Mark is the director of the Uptown Creative Strategies Group.
CHERYL PARKER is the founder of Spotlight Media Booking. She has an extensive rolodex and two decades of national TV experience as a producer for major news outlets including CNN International, Good Morning America, Regional News Network, NBC, CTV, Voice of America, BBC, and the NFL Network.
She is a 2006 NY Emmy® Award recipient for her work as a segment producer for “Richard French Live: War in Iraq” in the category POLITICS/GOVERNMENT: Program Feature, Program/Special.
Cheryl has produced numerous interviews with world leaders and celebrities including but not limited to: Steve Forbes, Michael Bloomberg, Leon Panetta, Donald Rumsfeld, Madeleine Albright, John Edwards, Laura Bush, Arlen Specter, John McCain, Dick Durbin, Rick Perry, Sonny Perdue, Bob Graham, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas, Richard Gere, Dan Marino and Gloria Estefan.
She graduated with honors as a double major in Broadcast Journalism and American Studies from American University and serves on the alumni board. She is also on the board of trustees for Temple Sinai of North Miami-Dade.
Cheryl received her master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University in Government and Political Communication and her graduate thesis can be found online.
She is also involved with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, American Cancer Society, and Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation.
Cheryl is based in Miami, and travels to NYC, DC and Atlanta for work.
She is a 2006 NY Emmy® Award recipient for her work as a segment producer for “Richard French Live: War in Iraq” in the category POLITICS/GOVERNMENT: Program Feature, Program/Special.
Cheryl has produced numerous interviews with world leaders and celebrities including but not limited to: Steve Forbes, Michael Bloomberg, Leon Panetta, Donald Rumsfeld, Madeleine Albright, John Edwards, Laura Bush, Arlen Specter, John McCain, Dick Durbin, Rick Perry, Sonny Perdue, Bob Graham, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas, Richard Gere, Dan Marino and Gloria Estefan.
She graduated with honors as a double major in Broadcast Journalism and American Studies from American University and serves on the alumni board. She is also on the board of trustees for Temple Sinai of North Miami-Dade.
Cheryl received her master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University in Government and Political Communication and her graduate thesis can be found online.
She is also involved with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, American Cancer Society, and Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation.
Cheryl is based in Miami, and travels to NYC, DC and Atlanta for work.
JAMES LEE, president of The Lee Strategy Group, has almost 25 years of experience in political and corporate campaigns throughout California. He cut his proverbial teeth in the bare-knuckle arena of California campaigning, including presidential, gubernatorial, senate, initiative and city council races as press secretary, coalition director and campaign manager.
A noted media and online trainer, and speaker, James has built a multi-disciplinary approach to media relations centered around the strategic coordination of various disciplines and stakeholder interests to achieve a client’s goal, including corporate brand reputation, investor relations, labor and internal communications, media relations, event planning and support, crisis communications and training, and government affairs.
Prior to forming The Lee Strategy Group, James was a director at the global communications firm Burson-Marsteller, working on a wide array of issues demonstrating his intuitive understanding of the linkages between communications, brand value, issues management and business goals.
Prior to work in the private sector, James served as Communications Director for the California Environmental Protection Agency, where he oversaw communications and public outreach on a wide range of health and safety issues.
He also served as California Governor Pete Wilson’s Deputy Press Secretary, where he was one of the Governor’s chief spokesman and managed communications outreach and relations with national and local television and radio stations.
James’s extensive media experience also includes work in television, radio and entertainment promotions at media companies such as Paramount Pictures, KABC-TV, Gannett Broadcasting and CBS Radio. James maintains relations with a national and statewide array of reporters, bloggers, columnists and editors.
Born in Taipei, Taiwan, James immigrated to California with his family and grew up in Los Angeles. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business and journalism from the University of Southern California and is active in several professional and charitable organizations, serving on several boards.
A noted media and online trainer, and speaker, James has built a multi-disciplinary approach to media relations centered around the strategic coordination of various disciplines and stakeholder interests to achieve a client’s goal, including corporate brand reputation, investor relations, labor and internal communications, media relations, event planning and support, crisis communications and training, and government affairs.
Prior to forming The Lee Strategy Group, James was a director at the global communications firm Burson-Marsteller, working on a wide array of issues demonstrating his intuitive understanding of the linkages between communications, brand value, issues management and business goals.
Prior to work in the private sector, James served as Communications Director for the California Environmental Protection Agency, where he oversaw communications and public outreach on a wide range of health and safety issues.
He also served as California Governor Pete Wilson’s Deputy Press Secretary, where he was one of the Governor’s chief spokesman and managed communications outreach and relations with national and local television and radio stations.
James’s extensive media experience also includes work in television, radio and entertainment promotions at media companies such as Paramount Pictures, KABC-TV, Gannett Broadcasting and CBS Radio. James maintains relations with a national and statewide array of reporters, bloggers, columnists and editors.
Born in Taipei, Taiwan, James immigrated to California with his family and grew up in Los Angeles. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business and journalism from the University of Southern California and is active in several professional and charitable organizations, serving on several boards.
TRAVIS LUCAS is an Attorney & Counselor at Law and a Political and Public Policy Advisor. He is the founder of The Lucas Law Firm, PLLC and is the Managing Partner of Lucas | Compton, a public affairs consultancy with offices in Washington, DC, Austin, New York City, and London.
Travis is a professional in the law, a political advisor, a messaging and branding specialist, and an expert in the mechanics of the public policymaking process.
He has been a political campaign manager, a senior congressional and agency aide, an advisor to Members of Congress, presidential cabinet officials, and White House staff, as well as a corporate lawyer, trial attorney, and trial court judge.
He is also an amateur research historian as well as a thinker, writer, and public speaker on American political, economic, and social life.
Travis is a professional in the law, a political advisor, a messaging and branding specialist, and an expert in the mechanics of the public policymaking process.
He has been a political campaign manager, a senior congressional and agency aide, an advisor to Members of Congress, presidential cabinet officials, and White House staff, as well as a corporate lawyer, trial attorney, and trial court judge.
He is also an amateur research historian as well as a thinker, writer, and public speaker on American political, economic, and social life.
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