Dan Margolis

Dan Margolis is a Managing Director in FTI Consulting’s Corporate Reputation practice, based in Los Angeles, and specializing in executive communications, media relations, thought leadership, litigation and issues management. Dan brings 25 years of experience in global communications in a wide range of industries, including financial and professional services and energy and natural resources. He provides trusted counsel and urgent response for senior executives, media strategy and security-related issues.

Dan has developed prominent market reports featuring notable CEOs, board members and key influencers featured in the most prominent media outlets. His client corporate communications programs and thought leadership creation have elevated brands and generated effective client visibility in the United States and abroad. He specializes in executive communications and has worked with CEOs and senior executives extensively in media training and preparation for interviews.

Dan has led engagements and provided counsel to clients and C-level executives in a variety of sectors. His financial and professional services clients have included Allstate, Boyden, Chia Network, Cooley, CTBC Bank, City National Bank, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, King & Spalding, Raymond James and RBC Capital Markets. Dan’s energy and other clients represented include AECOM, Chevron, ExxonMobil, J.D. Power, NCAA, Phillips 66, SoCalGas and Transocean.

Previously, Dan served for five years as Head of Margolis & Company, a business communications firm he founded. Prior to his agency positions, he was a Senior Director at Korn Ferry, where he created and launched the firm’s first CEO Vision Study. Previously, he served as Director of Communications for former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan. He began his career as a journalist with Variety, Newsweek and the Los Angeles Times reporting from Los Angeles, New York and Mexico City.

Dan holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles and an M.I.A. in International Affairs from Columbia University. He is a Board Member of the Los Angeles Business Council and has served on the Governing Board of LA’s Best Friends, a fundraising unit of an after-school enrichment program. He is fluent in Spanish.