Leonard Greenberger, APR, is Vice President at AKCG – Public Relations Counselors and heads the firm’s Washington, D.C., area office, where he manages and supports clients in AKCG’s crisis and proactive practices. He provides strategic planning, issues/crisis counseling, branding and marketing communications, and spokesperson training services. He has particular expertise working with nonprofit organizations in the construction, energy, and science and technology sectors.

Prior to joining AKCG, Leonard was a partner at a full-service agency in Washington, D.C., where he led the firm’s nonprofit practice and specialized in risk and crisis communication. His work included branding, repositioning and marketing communications services for corporate, nonprofit and government clients, as well as crisis communications and community engagement counsel for corporations and government agencies across the country.

Leonard serves on the Public Relations Society of America’s Association/Non-Profit Section Executive Committee and is the author of What to Say When Things Get Tough: Business Communication Strategies for Winning People Over When They’re Angry, Worried, and Suspicious of Everything You Say. He also hosts an eponymous podcast designed to help people communicate effectively in difficult situations, both professional and personal.

He earned a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degrees in political science and communications from the University of Michigan.

Leonard lives in suburban Maryland and enjoys reading, running and relaxation.