Mike Taylor

Executive Vice President @Weber Shandwick

Serve as San Francisco market lead, responsible for agency presence in Bay Area/Silicon Valley, as well as overseeing internal team, talent development, and office functions Lead San Francisco office corporate practice, running portfolio of business with clients LinkedIn, Pinterest, Robinhood, Sony Electronics and others focused on driving global issues, reputation and executive thought leadership programs Co-lead agency’s fintech corporate practice specialty, supporting clients with quarterly earnings, IPOs, investor days and other moments Ran crisis and corporate COVID-19 response/recovery for Royal Caribbean Group, engaging policymaker, investor, employee/crew and consumer stakeholder groups to regain trust in cruising. For this work, won PRSA Silver Anvils, 2022, best crisis communications and best financial communications; runner up for best reputation/brand management and best issues management; won SABRE award, 2022, for best corporate communications. Serve as lead media trainer and presentation coach for Weber Shandwick on the West Coast, conducting sessions with C-suite and other executives from Fortune 100 companies to industry trade associations to tech startups Oversee Cathay Pacific Airways crisis communications team and conduct crisis response simulations Represented two State of California agencies driving consumer engagement around key legislative developments in Sacramento