Mike Holtzman



“2001 PR Person of the Year” by PR Week Magazine and a “budding Kissinger” in New York Magazine, Executive Vice President Michael Holtzman is one of the most honored and sought-after communications strategists in the world.

A Brown Lloyd James partner, Mike Holtzman managed the successful global campaign on behalf of China’s bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games. The extraordinarily successful engagement was named “Campaign of the Year” by PR Week.
At Brown Lloyd James, Mike led the firm’s work on behalf of Iraqi Governing Council member Ayad Allawi, who went on to become Iraq's first post-Saddam Prime Minister. His clients have ranged from his current, broad representation of the Government of the State of Qatar to projects for The Government of the Republic of South Korea and the United Nations Independent Inquiry into the Oil-for-Food Programme, chaired by former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker.

At the government’s request, Mike was seconded to the Federal Emergency Management Agency following the September 11th terrorist attacks. Reprising a role he held with FEMA during the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center, Mike served as a media liaison from Ground Zero.
Mike recently served as a Consultant at the US State Department, serving as an advisor to the Director of Policy Planning Staff. Recently, Mike wrote two important commentaries on US public diplomacy in the New York Times.

During the Clinton Administration, Mr. Holtzman worked in the Executive Office of the President as Special Advisor for Public Affairs to United States Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky. He was Director of Public Affairs to the Council on Foreign Relations from 1996-1998.