Edelman

Edelman is an American public relations and marketing consultancy firm based in New York City and Chicago. The company is a member organization of the World Economic Forum.¹⁾

Edelman was founded in 1952 by Daniel Edelman.²⁾ Edelman was part of the United States Army's Psychological Warfare Unit during World War II.³⁾ Dan Edelman was an expert in analyzing and utilizing propaganda to change the mindset of the general population. His ties to the US national-security state persisted after the war, particularly through his decades-long close friendship with Secretary of Defense and pharmaceutical executive Donald Rumsfeld.⁴⁾

Daniel's son Richard Edelman was named president and CEO in September 1996, a position he continues to hold.⁵⁾

Global President and Chief Operating Officer Matthew Harrington participated in Event 201, a pandemic preparedness exercise, in New York City in October 2019.⁶⁾

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