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Michael Soussan
Advisor
Michael Soussan is an acclaimed author, journalist, and communications consultant who advises global leaders, diplomats, and corporations on media strategy and storytelling. With publications in major outlets like The New York Times and appearances on CNN and BBC, he brings extensive experience in public affairs, crisis communication, and international relations.
Michael Soussan is a critically acclaimed author, widely published journalist, frequent public speaker, and communication consultant whose clients range from high-level government officials and diplomats to senior corporate leaders.
In the non-profit and private sectors Soussan has been hired by senior leaders, including from Ogilvy Global PR, SAP Concur, Doctors Without Borders, Transparency International, Seeds of Peace, Humanity in Action, the American Sephardic Federation, and the Norwegian American Chamber of Commerce, among many others. In the realm of intelligence analysis, he has contributed exclusive strategic analyses to a variety of Washington DC and European-based think tanks.
He has contributed articles and interviews to a wide range of publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, The New Republic, The Independent, Prospect Magazine, Commentary Magazine, and Forbes among many others - as well as live interviews with CNN, NPR, the BBC, Skynews, MSNBC's Morning Joe, Fox News and ABC News and other international media. Based on this direct personal experience, Michael offers media training and advisory services that assists officials and CEOs on critical aspects of their communications, including storied narratives and messaging campaigns - on efforts relating to trade, institutional reform, public accountability, compliance, crisis and reputational communication.
Michael holds an MA from Sciences-po (Paris) and a BA from Brown University, where he founded and edited the Brown Journal of World Affairs (see list of notable contributors). He has also been an adjunct professor of international relations at New York University's Center for Global Affairs.