COMPANY

Public relations firm, acquired by Young & Rubicam in 1979. Famed for taking on the most difficult PR challenges, Burson-Marsteller's clients have included Union Carbide in the aftermath of the Bhopal disaster, the governments of Indonesia and Nigeria after they were accused of genocides, Philip Morris, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, Blackwater after its mercenaries killed 17 civilians in Iraq, and American International Group as it received $186B in U.S. government bailouts in 2008 and 2009.

Also owns the government lobbying firm Prime Policy Group.

Official Website:
http://www.bm.com/

Industry:
Business Services

Corporate headquarters:
New York City

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Craig L. Fuller	Government	c. 1951		Washington lobbyist
Kurt R. Krauss	Business	c. 1950		Former Partner, Booz Allen Hamilton
Mark Penn	Government	c. 1954		Hillary Clinton 2008 campaign strategist

NOTABLE EMPLOYEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Dana Perino	Government	9-May-1972		White House Press Secretary, 2007-09

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jeri Thompson	Relative	30-Sep-1966		Wife of Fred Thompson

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ariel Cohen	Scholar	c. 1964		Expert on International Relations

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