Peter K. Duda

Peter brings more than twenty-five years of experience advising clients in a wide variety of industries on media and communications strategies relating to such complex and sensitive issues as high-profile litigation, regulatory enforcement, product recalls, cybersecurity incidents, misinformation, government investigations, corporate reorganisations and restructurings, M&A transactions, hostile takeovers, labor relations, trade disputes, product liability, management transitions, corporate positioning and corporate reputation management. 

Peter’s representative experience spans numerous industries: professional services (BCG, BDO); financial services (TIAA, AXA, Cerberus Capital, Prudential Financial, Mass Mutual, MasterCard, CIT); healthcare (Abbott, Novartis, Pfizer); hospitality (Hilton, Royal Caribbean), transportation (American Airlines, Norfolk Southern, BA), food/beverage (The Coca-Cola Company, Unilever, AB InBev, Mondelēz, YUM!, Campbell, Nestle, Papa John’s Chobani); energy (ExxonMobil, Shell); infrastructure/manufacturing (GE, Honeywell, Ingersoll-Rand, SPX); technology (Qualcomm, Verizon); and consumer products and services (Shutterfly, Electrolux, Mattel, Kenneth Cole). An expert media trainer, Peter has prepared senior executives in the U.S., Europe and Latin America to effectively communicate with the media. 

Prior to joining H/Advisors, Peter served as President of the Global Crisis and Issues Management Practice for Weber Shandwick. Earlier in his career, he practiced law in Chicago, Illinois. He is aregular speaker at legal, cybersecurity, AI, insurance and industry events, Mr. Duda is a guest lecturer at New York University, Boston College, Sienna College and Northeastern University and serves as an advisory board member at blackbird.ai. His expert commentary is often cited by top media outlets such as PRWeek, Bloomberg and CNBC.