Jody Venturoni

Public relations professional Jody Venturoni perfected her craft early in her career at such major public relations firms as Ogilvy & Mather and Ketchum. She assumed progressively more responsible positions during her more than 25 years in the field. As a top executive at a leading global public relations firm, Jody Venturoni advised Fortune 500 companies facing major corporate reputation issues. She also assisted corporations such as American Airlines manage crisis communications during major incidents, including the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the “shoe bomber” incident.

More recently, Jody Venturoni became a founding partner at the Dallas, Texas, public relations firm LDWWgroup, which designs end-to-end communications solutions for high-impact marketing. Among the services her firm provides are media relations, communications and reputation management, and crisis and risk management. Prior to establishing this firm, Ms. Venturoni successfully launched the corporate practice for Hill+Knowlton Strategies, personally managing lead client Pacific Gas & Electric.

Jody Venturoni is widely recognized among her peers in the public relations field. In 2012, her industry colleagues selected her to be a PR Jury member at the prestigious Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, where communications professionals from around the world enter their work in competitions.