Dave Bartlett
SVP, Levick Communications
Welcome to 2009. Now What?
January 20, 2009
David Bartlett, Senior Vice President of Levick Strategic Communications, is one of the country's most sought after communications strategists and executive coaches. An expert crisis manager with more than 30 years experience on both sides of the camera as a journalist and industry spokesman, David has helped top executives at multinational corporations, trade associations, and NGOs communicate effectively through the media with a variety of key stakeholder groups.
Mr. Bartlett has represented a full range of public and private sector organizations in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, manufacturing, consumer products, insurance, utilities, chemicals, food, and financial services.
Mr. Bartlett served as President of the Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA), the international professional association of electronic journalists. He was RTNDA's principal spokesman and public affairs strategist, representing the organization in press interviews, congressional testimony, public speaking engagements, and numerous local and network broadcast appearances.
Mr. Bartlett's career also includes senior management positions with major media outlets. He was Vice President of News and Programming for NBC Radio, Managing Editor for Metromedia Television News, Director of News and English Broadcasts for the Voice of America, and Director of Global News Services for the WorldSpace direct broadcast satellite system.
He is the author of Making Your Point: Communicating Effectively With Audiences of One to One Million (St. Martin's Press) and has written for the Media Institute, the Aspen Institute, the Media Studies Center, the International Press Institute, the American Journalism Review, Broadcasting & Cable Magazine, and the Federal Communications Law Journal.