Paul Kranhold
Co-Chair, North America
Life at FGS Global
Communications strategist and advisor to tech companies, investment funds, entrepreneurs and high-profile individuals facing complex financial, regulatory, and legal matters. Started the firm's San Francisco and Los Angeles offices.
Life Pre-FGS Global
A former client, he was introduced to the firm in a complex transaction that resulted in the sale of AT&T to SBC Communications. Started work life in national and state political campaigns that resulted in 10 years in public service.
Life Beyond FGS Global
Outdoorsman and fisherman who can usually be found in the mountains on the western side of the U.S. in his free time.
Paul is a Partner in the San Francisco office where he manages the firm's west coast operations. In his 20 years with the firm, Paul has advised a number of clients on high profile investments, hostile and friendly transactions, litigation matters, government investigations, management changes, and other special situations.
Representative engagements include successful shareholder campaigns on Elon Musk's compensation at Telsa in 2024 and 2025, the acquisition of Electronic Arts by a consortium of buyers including the PIF of Saudi Arabia, SilverLake and Affinity Partners, the IPO of Arm, the merger of Sprint and T-Mobile; the PG&E restructuring, the acquisition of the Brooklyn Nets by Joe Tsai; the sale of VMWare to Broadcom; and the successful defense of Qualcomm on a hostile takeover proposal from Broadcom. He advised Netflix on its relations with activist investor Carl Icahn and Tesla with its acquisition of SolarCity.
Before joining the firm, Paul was Vice President of Corporate Communications at AT&T. He began his career on the presidential campaign of George H.W. Bush and also served in the Bush Administration before returning to California to join the office of Governor Pete Wilson.
Paul holds a BA in international relations and Russian studies at The George Washington University.