James F. Haggerty​

James F. Haggerty, President of Reputation Advisors International, is an attorney, author and communications consultant with more than thirty years of experience in crisis communications, public relations and public affairs. Over the years, he has worked with leading individuals, corporations, and nonprofit organizations on a range of sensitive reputation issues—including lawsuits, product recalls, accidents, workplace violence, cybercrime, government investigations, insider trading, and financial
fraud.

Business Insider recently named Jim one of “18 top public-relations experts CEOs scramble to hire in a crisis,” and in 2017 PR News named him one of 50 “Game-Changers” of the PR field. He has also been ranked as one of the top consultants in public relations and communications by Chambers and Partners, the influential international legal directory, in every year since the list’s inception.

Jim is the author of two books: In the Court of Public Opinion: Winning Strategies for Litigation Communications (2022), now in its Third Edition, which was called “…the perfect handbook for this age…” by Financial Times; and Chief Crisis Officer: Structure and Leadership for Effective Communications Response (Hart + Harvest Paperback edition, 2023), which has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, Fortune and Entrepreneur magazines. Both books are published in new editions by Hart + Harvest Press.