 As Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Jonathan Kaufman oversees public relations programs for the agency's corporate clients, heads Solem's public opinion research practice and serves on the agency's management committee. He has been with Solem since 1979.
Jon specializes in public affairs for clients in the areas of real estate development, heavy industry, public utilities and other fields where public policy and public opinion affect the business community. His work includes preparation and execution of public communication campaigns to build support for various client projects and positions and public relations counsel on major regulatory, environmental and crisis communication situations.
Examples of major public affairs clients Jon has managed include Lloyd's of London, Bechtel, Shell and Pacific Gas and Electric Company. His work with these and other clients has involved media relations, governmental advocacy, coalition building, public education, political campaign management and public opinion research.
Jon has degrees from Carleton College in Minnesota and the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, where he was an Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in public administration and metropolitan studies. Following graduation, he served as a VISTA volunteer in Brooklyn, New York. He currently serves as a board member for two nonprofit organizations in the Bay Area. |
