Howard Opinsky

Howard Opinsky
NationalityAmerican
OccupationSpecial Advisor to Five Blocks
Known forDigital communication strategist

Howard Opinsky is a business and political communications strategist and a special advisor to digital reputation management company Five Blocks.[1] He was the national press secretary for U.S. Senator John McCain’s (R-AZ) 2000 presidential campaign.[2] He was also a campaign strategist and spokesman for other Republican candidates at the national and state levels.[3]

Opinsky has been quoted in the media as a spokesman for candidates and causes and as a political strategist commenting on a variety of breaking news events. He has also been a guest lecturer at Harvard, Penn State, and various trade groups to discuss communication, the media, and politics.[4]

He was the executive vice president at the Washington, D.C., office of Weber Shandwick. He was the executive vice president and leader of the US Corporate Advisory Practice of Hill+Knowlton Strategies and the managing director of Global Corporate Communications at JPMorgan Chase & Co.[5]

  1. ^ "Hill+Knowlton veteran Howard Opinsky joins Five Blocks". Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  2. ^ "War is hell — for GOP politicians". Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  3. ^ Povich, Elaine S. (2009). John McCain: A Biography. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 118. ISBN 9780313362521. howard opinsky press secretary.
  4. ^ "CNN - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos". CNN. Retrieved 2017-10-15.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Hill+Knowlton Strategies - Hill+Knowlton Strategies". Hill+Knowlton Strategies. Retrieved 2017-10-15.