Richard Powell Joins Prosek Partners as Chief Operating Officer

New York – January 6, 2025 – Prosek Partners, a global integrated marketing and communications firm for financial and professional services, today announced that Richard “Rick” Powell has joined the firm as Chief Operating Officer.

Powell joins Prosek from Consello, where he served as Chief Administrative Officer, and prior to that, Teneo, where he spent a decade as President and Vice Chairman. He has managed leading communications, financial advisory, public affairs and venture capital firms and counseled clients on a range of complex problems around the globe. His focus at Prosek will be strategy, growth, operations, business development and client advisory.

“Rick has a rare combination of top communications, policy, advisory and operational experience,” said Jennifer Prosek, Managing Partner, Prosek Partners. “His dynamic career and past roles will be a major benefit to the firm as we continue to grow around the world, and I look forward to working with him closely.”

Over the past 30 years, Prosek has grown to over 400 people across nine offices, including a more than 40-person team in London. The firm has been consistently ranked #1 in the US/Americas for M&A deal volume and #3 globally by Mergermarket in its quarterly M&A Rankings, #1 in The Deal’s 1H24 Private Equity Rankings, Best PR & Communications Firm by Hedgeweek & Private Equity Wire’s European 2024 Awards, and a PRWeek Best Place to Work, among many other accolades.

“Prosek’s culture, entrepreneurial spirit, quality of people and dominance in the financial industry are all reasons I have decided to join the firm,” said Powell. “I am excited to work with Jen and the Partners to continue the firm’s strong growth trajectory.”

Powell has had a dynamic career and has held a variety of roles including President of Teneo Strategy; Vice Chairman of Teneo; President of Shepherd Futures, a founder-focused family office affiliated with Chobani; Chief Communications Officer at Bloomberg LLP; and Global COO of Burson- Marsteller. He received a B.B.A in Business and a B.A. in Political Science from Southern Methodist University.

About Prosek Partners
Prosek Partners builds – and protects – the top brands in business. We are a certified Woman-Owned Business and among the largest independent, integrated communications and marketing firms globally. Specializing in providing a full range of communications solutions to financial and professional services companies, Prosek delivers business impact through an unexpected level of passion, creativity and marketing savvy. Services include media relations, thought leadership, social and digital media, public affairs, investor relations, financial communications, transaction services, crisis communications and issues management, content creation, conference support, publishing, media training and more. Prosek’s strategic branding and integrated marketing arm – Prophecy by Prosek – offers brand strategy, award-winning design, digital and advertising capabilities. Prosek has been named PRWeek’s Best Place to Work, PRovoke Media’s “Global and North American Financial Agency of the Year” and a top-five global M&A and shareholder activism agency. For more information, please visit www.prosek.com or follow the firm on LinkedIn.