Crisis Management Speakers

A crisis is hard enough for your organization. But how you manage that crisis will shape how the public views you forever. Educate and coach your attendees on the principles of solid crisis communication at your next event. Book WSB’s governors, CEOs, senators, Ivy League professors, and other expert crisis management speakers to hear real-world examples of effective crisis communication. Available for in-person or virtual events and meetings.

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Neil Pasricha

Author of Ten #1 International Best Sellers Including The Happiness Equation

$40K - $70K
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Lori Robinson

Commander, NORAD and Commander, US Northern Command (May 2016-May 2018), Commander, Pacific Air Forces (Oct 2014-May 2016)

Under $25,000
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Matthew Whitaker

Former Acting Attorney General of the United States (2018-2019)

Under $25,000
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John Howard

Prime Minister of Australia (1996-2007)

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Ryan McGarry, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician; Director and Producer of Code Black and PANDEMIC

Under $25,000
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Debra Searle

Solo Atlantic Rower, Professional Adventurer and Entrepreneur

$25K - $40K
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Alastair Campbell

Consultant; Strategist; Communicator; Campaigner; Best-Selling Author; and Former Director of Strategy and Communications to Tony Blair

$40K - $70K
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Americus Reed

The Whitney M. Young Jr. Professor of Marketing, Co-Founder of Persona Partners

Under $25,000
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Martha McSally

America’s 1st Female Combat Fighter Pilot; U.S. Senator and Representative (2015-2020); Author

$25K - $40K
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Charles Bolden

12th Administrator of NASA (2009 - 2017)

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Joseph Stiglitz

Nobel Prize Laureate, Author, Columbia University Graduate School of Business Professor and Former World Bank Chief Economist

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Michèle Flournoy

Undersecretary of Defense for Policy (2009-2012), Co-Founder and CEO Center for a New American Security (CNAS), Co-Founder and Managing Director of WestExec Advisors

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Alex Azar

24th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2018-2021)

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Syra Madad, DHSc, MSc

Epidemiologist; Pathogens Preparedness Expert; Featured in Netflix Docuseries 'PANDEMIC: How to Prevent an Outbreak'

Under $25,000
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Enric Sala

National Geographic Explorer in Residence; Ecologist; Filmmaker; Author

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Andy Slavitt

Former Senior Advisor to the Biden Administration COVID Response, Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (2015-2017)

$25K - $40K
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Dov Seidman

Author; Founder and CEO of LRN; Moral philosopher 

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Scott Kindsvater

Deputy Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, Brussels Belgium; Director of Operations and Intelligence for NATO at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe; Director of Operations and Intelligence in Iraq and Syria for Operation Inherent Resolve and Commander of Air Expeditionary Task Force in the Defeat – ISIS Campaign

Under $25,000
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Al Comeaux

Former VP of Travelocity; Change Champion at GE and American Airlines

Under $25,000
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Leana Wen

Washington Post Columnist, Author, and Public Health Expert

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John McLaughlin

Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Deputy Director of the CIA (2000-2004), and Acting Director of the CIA (2004)

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Geoff Colvin

Senior Editor-at-Large, Fortune and Bestselling Author; Arming Leaders to Confront Disruptive Change and Win

$25K - $40K
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Jennifer Pahlka

Founder of Code for America and the United States Digital Service; Former US Deputy Chief Technology Officer; Former Member of the Defense Innovation Board

$25K - $40K

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