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Adele Gambardella
Crisis Communications Strategist and Co-Founder
The Convincing Company
Professional Bio
Adele Gambardella is a celebrated crisis communications strategist and co-founder of The Convincing Company. Recognized by the Washington Business Journal as "a woman who means business," she spent nearly two decades leading a top-tier DC PR firm, representing Fortune 100 clients such as DuPont, Lockheed Martin, and Verizon (Clay). Adele has been a trusted spokesperson whose clients appeared on Good Morning America, The Today Show, and in The New York Times (Eagles Talent).
Transitioning from journalism—where she wrote for USA Today, George Magazine, and the Asbury Park Press—to teaching crisis communications at esteemed universities like Princeton, Georgetown, Cornell, and George Mason, Adele now also contributes to publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Inc., and Entrepreneur (Eagles Talent). Her presentations have even addressed United Nations delegations (Audible.com).
Transitioning from journalism—where she wrote for USA Today, George Magazine, and the Asbury Park Press—to teaching crisis communications at esteemed universities like Princeton, Georgetown, Cornell, and George Mason, Adele now also contributes to publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Inc., and Entrepreneur (Eagles Talent). Her presentations have even addressed United Nations delegations (Audible.com).
Organization
The Convincing Company
The Convincing Company