Ben Trounson

Mixing Board

Invite-only community of communications and marketing leaders, elevating the business impact of the functions, sharing expertise, and providing mentorship.

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Daikin U.S. Corporation

VP, Head of Corporate Communications

Verizon

VP, Head of Global Communications, Verizon Business

Bristol Myers Squibb

VP, Head of International Corporate Affairs

Tata Consultancy Services

Head of Global Markets Corporate Communications

Head of North American Corporate Communications

Finn Partners

Partner, Technology Practice

Hill & Knowlton

SVP, Director of NYC Marketing Communications Practice

Ketchum

VP, Client Service Director

Taylor Global

Account Director

Kodora Communications

Media Manager

VP, Global Corporate Communications with 20+ years of experience leading corporate affairs across internal, external, executive, and crisis communications strategies. Deploying diverse global brand plans, thought leadership campaigns, employee culture and change initiatives, product GTMs, and partner programs for Verizon, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Tata Consultancy Services, among others. A team builder and mentor, and C-suite advisor, creating data-led strategies to transform business impact and drive enterprise collaboration, engagement, advocacy, reputation, and revenue.

Vice President of Communications, Verizon Business

Time with family is so important. I spent last week in England visiting my father on the coast of Cornwall near Land's End.  

We all work hard, but need to prioritize some time to make more memories. I enjoyed the basics. Walks across the beach cliffsides, board games, ancient pubs, Cornish pasties (yum), and lots of rain... 

But more than anything, just time talking with my father. I heard stories about his childhood and family history that I had never heard before... after all these years. You don't get these moments until you slow down and disconnect, even for a day or two. 

With Thanksgiving this week, I'm wishing all U.S. friends and colleagues a wonderful time with their families. Try finding some quality 1-1 time with your parents or grandparents and ask about their childhood. You might hear a few amazing stories for the first time, and be able to pass them on!

#family #history #storytelling

VP & Global Head of Corporate Communications | Reputation & Issues Management Expert | Former Verizon, National Grid, TCS | C-Suite Advisor | Driving Trusted Brands & Teams

I had a blast at the Axios Communicators Live NYC event last night. 

A few quick highlights from the main stage sessions:

1. Anthropic's Sasha de Marigny was refreshingly transparent: they’re not entirely “Claudifying” comms; they’re hiring an AI ops role to support strategic humans.

2. Ray Day, APR of Allison Worldwide noted two-thirds of comms leaders work with CEOs on major decisions. As a profession, we need to consistently add value and demonstrate business acumen and impact to increase these numbers! 

3. Meridith Webster of Estée Lauder stated that corporate narrative builds trust, and brand activations make them human. Strong comms blends both.

Cheers to Eleanor Hawkins and Hope King for hosting.  
 
Thanks to Amanda Coffee and Joanie Sanders for such a fun and packed comms happy hour before the Axios event.

And it was lovely to see so many friends and former colleagues: Daniel Méndez Aróstica, MBA, Daniel Nestle, Todd Grossman, Shauna Elkin, Abenaa (Abby) Hayes (she/her/hers), Brooke Kruger, Selena Strandberg, Ben Rose, Leah Katz, Ethan McCarty, Maril Gagen MacDonald.

December kicks off a week of communications events in NYC.

I enjoyed a fun session last night, meeting fellow comms pros and sharing POVs on a host of topics. Thank you Amanda Coffee, APCO NY and Ragan Communications and PR Daily for hosting.

This Wednesday, Edelman has the global launch of its latest Trust Barometer Flash Poll at 11 am EST (AI at an inflection point). 

And on Thursday, Axios is hosting its 4th annual Communicators Live event in NYC. A great line-up of speakers, comms leaders emerging as vital trusted advisors as companies face:
- Siloed audiences
- Political polarization
- Cultural complexities
- Workplace transformation
- And, yes, AI disruption

Looking forward to seeing many former colleagues and friends on Dec 4.

The Chief Communications Officer has become a strategic sense-maker, tasked with navigating a polycrisis of fused geopolitical, societal, and technological risk. 

This was one of several key points that jumped out in the Ipsos Reputation Council Report 2025. It's worth the read. Few other findings of note.

- With non-stop social fragmentation and issue cycles, business leaders are embracing strategic silence more often — not as avoidance, but as a deliberate act of prioritization and navigation of a pragmatic ESG era. 

- Today's communications leaders have been pushed far beyond functional expertise, helping organizations interpret fast-moving risks, look around corners, align internally, and act with clarity in moments that matter.

#communicationsleadership #strategiccommunications #crisiscommunications

The “17, 70, 0” rule just reframed my view of the jobs vs AI debate.

In the latest Trending Communicator episode, Daniel Nestle’s guest, Chris Gee, reminded us that our economy still runs on people (their work, income and participation). 

Chris cited the 17, 70, 0 rule:
17 → $17T in U.S. consumer spend
70 → 70% of U.S. GDP depends on it
0 → what AI will spend 

What does this mean? The US economy depends upon people having jobs and incomes to buy things. AI and agents won't be these "consumers" of goods.  

My take? We need significant coordination across industries, governments, academia, and NGOs to reskill and upskill at scale. 

Every major tech shift has displaced jobs and created new ones — but the speed and scale of displacement this time really raises the stakes and legit concerns.

And for those just entering the workforce, I feel for them. We owe the next generation more pathways to secure roles, learn and grow. 

Check out the episode (details in comments).

#strategiccommunications #AIincomms #futureofwork #AIjobs

Comms leaders are now the shock absorbers of the enterprise. 

I joined hundreds of Mixing Board, powered by Axios members who participated in the new Communicators Report by Axios and Gravity Research. The findings are telling. 

Communicators are now managing the collision of five defining forces:
 → Misinformation and disinformation (71%, cited as the top reputational risk)
 → Hyper-charged geopolitical and regulatory scrutiny
 → Rapid AI disruption
 → A splintered media landscape
 → Workforce anxiety

The role is shifting from chief storyteller to chief stability officer — keeping organizations aligned, focused and credible as external pressure intensifies.

At the same time, employee communications is becoming the backbone of trust, not a secondary channel. 

AI is no longer experimental in comms — it’s operational. And how transparently and responsibly it’s used now directly impacts credibility, inside and out.

Not surprisingly, Fortune 100 CEOs are also taking a more pragmatic stance on societal and political issues.

Thanks Eleanor Hawkins for compiling and sharing your thoughts via Mixing Board.

#CommunicationsLeadership #AIinComms #Reputation #CorporateCommunications

Executive Alliance

Providing team building and staffing services for software companies in AI, SaaS, Cloud and Security solutions as well as integrated media agencies, health networks, digital imaging manufacturers, CPG product manufacturers and data science organizations.

Vice President

Focusing on talent development for all companies, specializing in marketing, product management, IT, operations, customer experience and support, finance, project management and sales roles.

Director Of Recruiting

Senior Recruiter focused on staffing outstanding talent for marketing, digital media, public relations, professional services, mergers and acquisitions, business development, operations, IT and corporate communications roles.

Senior Recruiter

ResumeStream Media

ResumeStream Media is a personal career management firm based in Riverhead, N.Y. serving clients around the globe that can design a resume, cover letter and social media business profile specifically tailored to your market needs and long-term career goals.

With over 25 years of managerial experience in public and private sector companies, we have been highly successful in mentoring and managing scores of colleagues around the world, helping provide positive, detailed guidance and career plans that have offered personal and professional growth.  ResumeStream Media is also a proud member of the Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches, as well as the Riverhead Chamber of Commerce.

President

CA Technologies

Directed digital marketing, social media content strategies and web production initiatives for a global enterprise software company, deploying go-to-market plans for all business units, functions and programs. 

Offered strategic insight on a $1.5M operating budget, guiding a team of 30-40 web developers, consultants, project managers, editors, offshore teams and creative artists supporting 20+ countries for day-to-day web production and strategic initiatives.

Key Contributions:

• Delivered 20,000+ fulfillment requests annually for web sites that received 1M+ monthly visitors; qualifying thousands of inquiries for demand-generation and branding initiatives.

• Recognized as a market quadrant leader by the SiteIQ in the Enterprise Software sector for web disciplines of Usability and Information Architecture, Product Marketing, Services Marketing and Channel Marketing.

• Launched newly branded global sites in 2007 and 2010; improved content accessibility based on auditing and life-cycling off older assets based on market viability, customer activity, brand equity and traffic trends; raised organic search engine results up to 30% for unique visitors in one year.

• Helped enhance the customer experience by guiding top-tier industry analysts, customer analytics leaders, agency consultants, hosting vendors and key stakeholders to align with best practices.

• Collaborated with development teams to evaluate new technology enhancements to increase revenue, improve customer engagements and streamline operational costs.

• Cultivated strategic global relationships with 600 internal points of contact representing nine business units and over 100 departments and programs to support their digital go-to-market initiatives.

• As a key stakeholder, spearheaded the digital marketing integrations of 20+ strategic mergers of acquired company online properties into the CA Technologies structure and process, ensuring a seamless transition following the acquisition.

Senior Director, Digital Marketing

Senior Director, Internet Marketing

I work with Executive Alliance, a national executive search agency based in New York that holds an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, where I help some of the world's most influential, respected, innovative and mission-based clients and top talent develop their teams and career paths in the areas of project and product management, marketing strategy and communications, information technology, corporate strategy and operations, customer experience and support, finance, professional services, education and sales.  

I am humbled to have received outstanding accolades by my clients, peers, partners and managers, underscoring a proven ability to manage multiple projects to deliver impactful results in support of team and career development.

To get in touch and to have a discussion on your team staffing and career management needs, contact me at: doug@execsallied.com 

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