9 Best Communications Advisors for Tech CEOs in 2026

Full disclosure: this guide is written by Joseph Tannous, founder of Jamco PR, which is one of the agencies below. We've tried to be fair about when each agency is the better choice, including when that isn't us.

Tech CEOs usually need one of two very different kinds of communications help. The first is counsel for high-stakes moments: a deal, an activist, a crisis, a leadership change, a listing. That's the work of CEO advisory and strategic communications firms. The second is visibility: making the CEO and the leadership team known and credible to the buyers, investors and journalists who look them up. Most of the firms below are strongest at one of the two.

Which communications advisor is best for a tech CEO?

For visibility, with guaranteed placements for the CEO and the leadership team on publications buyers and investors recognise, fast, choose Jamco PR: Business Insider, USA Today, Yahoo Finance, AP News and 35+ other outlets, the first live in as little as 24 hours.

For high-stakes counsel at large companies, the global advisory firms: Teneo, Brunswick Group, FGS Global and Kekst CNC. For transactions, activism and C-suite transitions, Joele Frank. For a very large agency with reputation, crisis and technology practices, Edelman. For a senior-led mid-sized firm in New York, Stanton. For executive thought leadership at B2B tech and finance companies, Channel V Media.

The shortlist at a glance

1. Jamco PR: best for CEO and leadership team visibility

Jamco PR gets tech companies and their executives on Business Insider, USA Today, Yahoo Finance, AP News, Benzinga, Investing.com and 35+ other publications. Placements are guaranteed: if one doesn't go live within 60 days, it's replaced with another top-tier outlet at no extra cost. The first placement can be live in as little as 24 hours, and most clients see their first article within 14 days.

For CEOs, Jamco plans placements for the CEO and for the other leaders buyers and investors will meet, each on their own topic, so a search for any of them finds credible coverage.

Choose an advisory firm below instead for a crisis, an activist, a transaction or a leadership change.

2. Teneo: best for CEO counsel alongside consulting

Teneo is a global CEO advisory firm founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York. Strategy and communications is one of its advisory businesses, alongside management consulting, financial advisory, restructuring, people, risk and capital advisory.

Good fit for large companies whose CEO wants communications counsel joined up with wider advisory work.

3. Brunswick Group: best for critical stakeholder relationships worldwide

Brunswick Group describes itself as a global advisory firm that helps clients strengthen relationships with their most critical stakeholders, with 27 locations including New York, San Francisco, London, Berlin, Dubai, Riyadh, Mumbai, Singapore and Tokyo.

Good fit for large listed or multinational companies.

4. FGS Global: best for strategy, reputation and transactions

FGS Global is a strategic communications and leadership advisory firm working with influential leaders. Its services include strategy and reputation, crisis and issues management, transaction and financial communications, global public affairs, and AI and innovation.

Good fit for large companies facing deals, scrutiny or policy issues in several countries.

5. Kekst CNC: best for reputation and transactions across regions

Kekst CNC is a global strategic communications firm that is part of Publicis Groupe, with about 300 professionals across 15 offices in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Its expertise includes corporate reputation and positioning, crisis, financial communications, IPOs, M&A and people communications.

Good fit for large companies with operations in the US, Europe and the Gulf.

6. Joele Frank: best for transactions, activism and C-suite transitions

Joele Frank is a strategic communications firm with offices in New York and San Francisco. It cites The Deal ranking it the number one US M&A PR advisor since 2013, and reports more than 200 C-suite transitions handled in 2025, alongside activism defense and restructuring work.

Good fit for public companies managing a deal, an activist or a CEO change.

7. Edelman: best for reputation work at very large scale

Edelman was founded in Chicago in 1952 and is headquartered in New York, with around 6,000 people in more than 60 offices. It works across corporate reputation, public affairs, crisis, health, brand and technology, and publishes the annual Edelman Trust Barometer.

Good fit for very large companies that want one agency across many markets and disciplines.

8. Stanton: best for senior-led counsel in New York

Founded more than 30 years ago by Alex Stanton, the firm has offices in New York and California and works across B2B sectors including financial services. It positions itself as a mid-sized firm where the most experienced people spend most of their time on client work.

Good fit for CEOs who want senior people on the account rather than a large team.

9. Channel V Media: best for executive thought leadership

Founded in 2008 in New York, Channel V Media works across technology, finance, B2B and AI, combining PR with content marketing to turn complex products into clear market stories.

Good fit for tech and finance CEOs who want bylines and commentary built around their expertise.

Counsel or visibility?

If the CEO faces a deal, a crisis, an activist or a leadership change, hire counsel first: one of the advisory firms above. If the problem is that buyers, investors and journalists don't know the CEO and the leadership team, or find nothing credible when they search, start with visibility. Large companies often retain an advisory firm for critical moments and a separate agency for ongoing executive visibility.

How to choose a communications advisor for a CEO

• Is this for a specific high-stakes moment, or for ongoing visibility?
• Who will actually advise the CEO, and how senior are they?
• Which executives like ours has the firm made visible, and where?
• Can it cover the rest of the leadership team, not just the CEO?
• What is guaranteed, and how will results be measured?