Tom Pinto

Proactive public relations professional with 30+ years of experience, including proven managerial, strategic planning, crisis communications, and story placement/execution skills with asset/wealth management industry leaders and the longest-running PR agency specializing in mutual funds. Experience highlighted by: term as Chairman’s Assistant; chief contact to The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, BloombergBusinessWeek, Money, SmartMoney, Pensions&Investments, Financial Advisor, InvestmentNews, CNBC, Bloomberg TV & Radio, Dow Jones and Bloomberg Newswires, Marketwatch.com, and leading local newspapers across the country; story placement that led sales inquiry generation; development of Pressroom web site that improved department efficiency by 25+%. Chairman, PR Council Steering Committee of the Mutual Fund Education Alliance. Specialties: Communications counsel, product launches, crisis communications, media tours, editorial meetings, web site development, story pitching and placement, media training, team building and leadership, media management and metrics, and managerial skills. B.S. Degree from the State University of New York at Albany and an M.S. Degree from Syracuse University, both in Communications.