Brooke Gordon

Brooke Gordon is a Partner and Chief Operating Officer for North America. For more than two decades she has worked with companies large and small to provide strategic communications counsel at critical moments, as well as to help them build their reputations and tell their stories effectively to all of their constituencies. As COO, Brooke works with the rest of the North American leadership team to set and execute the firm's strategy, manage operations and retain, develop and engage our team.

Brooke has significant experience working with PE firms and supporting their portfolio companies. She has advised Permira on its U.S. communications and transactions since 2006, and additionally provides ongoing counsel to SKKY Partners, Great Hill Partners and Bridge Growth Partners, among others.

She also has extensive experience advising clients on capital markets communications, crises, business transformations, litigation and management changes, both planned and unplanned. Assignments have included advising: a leading global law firm on its agreement with the Trump Administration to avoid an Executive Order; Stanley Black & Decker on nearly all acquisition and divestiture announcements since 2009; one of the top ten firms in the AmLaw 100 on major strategic announcements and crises; a Fortune 500 company on preparation and response to a high-profile social activist; a major multi-national consumer product company on a data security incident; Herbalife Nutrition on its investigation by and settlement with the FTC and defense against Pershing Square; a large public enterprise technology company on a significant reorganization and reduction in force; and Martha Stewart in connection with her indictment and conviction.

Brooke is a GreaterNY partner, where she works with not-for-profit leaders to address complex management issues. She holds a B.S. degree from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.