Alex Slater is the Managing Director of Clyde Group, a Washington-based communications and public affairs agency, advising global corporations, major non-profits, advocacy groups and exciting start-ups. Slater specializes in helping to build, enhance and protect reputations, engage stakeholders, activate customers and navigate complex situations. Founding Clyde Group in 2014 after a successful career at two of DC’s best known public affairs firms, Slater has coupled the energy of a start-up with his vast communications experience to create a new kind of agency focused on richer client engagement, deeper expertise and ultimately better results.
Public Relations
What We Can Learn From Cheerios' Potential PR Crisis
How the cereal brand courted -- and then avoided -- controversy.
Crisis Management
Swimming Through Crisis: The Stats Behind Lochte's Apology
Four-day analysis of news stories and social media posts show Ryan Lochte's tactical response to scandal was, relatively, successful.
Leadership Skills
Strategically Discussing Strategy
Be truly strategic and limit your use of the word to the cases where it means something.