Justin Blake

Global Head, Family Business and Leadership Positioning, Edelman

Justin Blake leads Edelman's Global Family Enterprises and Executive Positioning offerings, guiding leaders in telling their authentic stories in today's complex communications environment. Through the Family Enterprise and Foundation offer, Justin works with some of the world's leading family companies and foundations to build and protect their reputations through discreet storytelling and next generation leadership training. He works to maintain trust to advance business objectives through risk mitigation and strategic philanthropy. Justin's strategy is guided by research findings in Edelman's Trust Barometer: Implications for Family Business. A 19-year Edelman veteran, Justin's work has spanned several sectors and geographies. He has worked with CEOs, government officials, university presidents and NGO heads for more than two decades, including leaders from eBay, Samsung and Yale University. Justin also leads Edelman's client work at Davos. Justin is a Duke University Media Fellow, a Young Leader of the Milken Institute and BMW Foundation, and a Trustee of the Classic Stage Company in New York.