Zak Mehan

About Zak Mehan

Companies call me when something has to change.Maybe they\'re navigating a crisis. Maybe their valuation doesn\'t reflect the business they\'ve built. Maybe they\'re going public, fighting off an activist investor, or trying to get an entirely new set of stakeholders to think about them differently. Whatever the moment, the work is the same: figure out what needs to shift, who needs to hear it, and how to reach them in a way that actually moves the needle.I\'m a Managing Director at FTI Consulting, where I\'ve spent the majority of my career advising companies and executives on strategic and integrated communications. My clients include Chief Communications Officers, corporate affairs leaders, and investor relations and public affairs teams navigating high-stakes situations. I work on mandates from managing reputational threats and corporate repositioning to building the executive visibility programs and corporate narratives that shape how a company is perceived over the long term.My practice brings an integrated, digital and data-focused lens to the intersection of corporate communications, financial communications and issues management - an increasingly critical lens as the lines between earned, owned, digital, and investor communications have collapsed. I lead integrated teams that bring together media strategists, creatives, IR specialists, digital strategists, and public affairs professionals, and I\'ve taken on internal responsibility at FTI for advancing how we deliver integrated campaign capabilities as a practice.I\'ve worked with companies across financial services, healthcare and pharma, energy, asset management, retail, and consumer goods, advising at both the enterprise and executive level on how to navigate the moments that define how an organization is perceived. I also follow the platform and media landscape closely, including emerging areas like AEO and GEO that are beginning to reshape how companies and executives get found and evaluated by the stakeholders that matter most, as well as helping companies evaluate and measure the impact of their communications initiatives.If you\'re navigating a high-stakes communications moment — or building toward one — I\'d welcome the conversation.

Experience

1. Managing Director

   FTI Consulting

   Mar 2022 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• James Madison University

  Graduate Certificate, International NGO Management

  2012 — 2012

• ACS Cobham International School

  International Baccalaureate

  2005 — 2008

• James Madison University

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science

  2008 — 2012

Skills

• Editing
• Public Relations
• Internal Communications
• Media Relations
• Brand Development Strategy
• Political Science
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Corporate Communications
• Nonprofits
• Political Campaigns
• Microsoft Office
• Politics
• Strategic Communications
• International Relations
• Social Media
• International Development
• Financial Communications
• Research
• Employee Engagement
• Investor Relations