Andy Merrill

Partner

Andy Merrill brings nearly 30 years of strategic financial communications experience to Prosek, focusing on transaction communications and issues and crisis management.

Prior to joining Prosek, Andy was a Senior Managing Director at Teneo, a global strategic consultancy where he counseled CEOs and boards of directors. Andy was also the US CEO of Finsbury, where he led the successful buildout of their US office and the subsequent merger with Robinson Lehrer Montgomery. Prior to Finsbury, Andy led Edelman’s global financial communications practice, which he joined from Abernathy MacGregor, where he was a partner and Managing Director. Rounding out his financial credentials, Andy has worked as an investment banker at UBS and as both a senior commercial banker and the head of investor relations for The Bank of New York.

Andy is a graduate of Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut and has an MBA in finance from Columbia University in New York. He is Chairman of the Board of the Stamford Hospital Foundation in Stamford, Connecticut, and a member of the Boards of Trustees of Row New York and US Rowing.

What are your greatest strengths as a (PR) communications practitioner?

I listen well, think clearly and remain calm, regardless of the level of anxiety and stress in the room.

How would your mother describe you?

Definitely smarter and better looking than my older brother… right mom?

What three hobbies or activities do you enjoy most?

There is no greater pleasure than being with my three kids AND my two amazing grandkids. I have loved this business since the day I fell into it more than 20 years ago. When I am not working, or spending time with my family and grandkids, I devote time to my board commitments at Stamford Hospital, Row New York and USRowing, and enjoy competitive master’s rowing and fly fishing out west or on Long Island Sound.

Describe your perfect client.

The best clients are the ones that give you both a seat and a voice at the table.

What is your favorite quote?

“You’re gonna need a bigger boat”
Police Chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) – JAWS