Brian Communications

Brian Communications is a national strategic communications agency headquartered in Philadelphia with experience working with clients such as the University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, Villanova University, Saint Joseph's University and Widener University. Other clients include Uber, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, PokerStars, Penn Medicine, BELFOR Property Restoration and Independence Blue Cross. Focused on strategic ideas that advance business goals, the firm's services include strategic planning, brand positioning, reputation and crisis management, advertising, social media strategy and media relations. The agency is led by Brian Tierney, current Chairman of the Poynter Institute Foundation. Tierney is the former publisher of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News, the former CEO and founder of a communications agency acquired by the Interpublic Group and has served on several university boards. David Demarest is a senior advisor at Brian Communications, overseeing higher education marketing efforts. Previously, Demarest was vice president for public affairs at Stanford University, where he spent more than a dozen years leading government relations, community affairs and communications.