Kiki Tarkhan

Managing Director

Kiki is a Managing Director at Prosek Partners with more than a decade of PR, strategic communications, and special situations experience. She advises public and private companies on high-stakes and business-critical matters, including M&A, shareholder activism, executive transitions, litigation, crisis communications, IPOs and listings, and more.

Before joining Prosek, Kiki was a Vice President at Gladstone Place Partners. In 2021, she received Insider’s Rising Stars of PR Award and has been published in The New York Times, the New Yorker, Business Insider, Vulture, and more. She holds an M.A. in Journalism from Emerson College and a B.A. in English from Providence College.

What are you most proud of in your career?

Any time a client goes out of their way to tell me our work together positively impacted their business. That, and the time I created a short internal presentation comparing myself to birds.

Name one thing most people don’t know about you.

I’m shorter in real life.

How would your mother describe you?

A lemon.

What are your greatest strengths as a communications practitioner?

Empathy, curiosity, and being very, very funny.

What is your favorite food?

It always changes; you’ll have to ask me in person.

Describe your perfect client.

One who understands that good communications is good business.

What three hobbies or activities do you enjoy most?

Long city walks, wearing clothes with intention, and, whenever I do it, writing.

What’s your favorite part of the workday?

Early morning before the chaos descends

Who would play you in the movie version of your life?

Parker Posey, Cher, or me.

What is your favorite quote?

“Ignorance is bliss? I wouldn’t know.” – myself