Corporate Communications/Investor Relations/Public Relations & Publications Awards Judging Committee

Chair:

David Claxton, Founder
Wise Up Public Relations, Boson, Massachusetts, United States

David is the Founder of Wise Up PR. Wise Up PR is a global PR agency, based out of Boston, that provides each and every client with a bespoke, purely senior-level team that addresses their specific PR needs. David has over a decade of senior PR experience and has led campaigns for some of the biggest brands in the world, such as Google, as well as devising highly successful programs for more fast-growing companies. A media relations specialist, he has also driven award-winning PR campaigns across every major English language media market – from the US, UK and beyond. 

David has extensive and varied sector experience having orchestrated campaigns across B2B technology, aerospace and defense, fintech, energy and numerous others. His former clients outside of Google included big brands like Avis, Fujitsu, Oracle, Pernod Ricard and Worldpay, as well as scale-ups like Freetrade, Otter.ai, ThousandEyes, Twilio and many more. He is also a former journalist, who specialized in sports business and technology issues at SportTechie (since acquired by Sports Business Journal). David is hands-on in supporting clients with their PR programs and communications challenges day-to-day, as well as managing all aspects of Wise Up PR’s operations.

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