Dan Hunter

Dan Hunter

Head of Crisis & Litigation 🇺🇸 🇬🇧

Dan is a respected communications leader, recognized for his innovative approach to crisis management and high-profile litigation, as well as his expertise in handling congressional and Federal government investigations and regulatory matters. Additionally, Dan drives thought leadership campaigns and positions C-suite executives across traditional and emerging media.

Dan has a deep-rooted knowledge of the corporate and stakeholder nexus, as well as expertise in navigating the rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape, gained from decades of in-house experience at major institutions. 

At Deutsche Bank, where he was Head of Corporate Communications for the Americas and the Global Investment Bank, Dan led the bank through a highly challenging reputational turnaround. 

He also spent a decade at Barclays in London, England, where he led communications for investment banking, corporate banking, wealth management, consumer banking, regulatory remediation, and transactions, including the acquisition and integration of Lehman Brothers in New York at the height of the global financial crisis. 

Career Snapshot

• Bank Santander SA – Chief of Staff, North America

• FTI Consulting Inc. – Head of Financial Services, Strategic Communications, America 

• Deutsche Bank AG – Head of Corporate Communications, America, and Global Head of Corporate Communications, Investment Banking

• Barclays PLC – Global Head of External Affairs, Corporate Banking, Wealth Management, and Consumer Banking.

Specialties

• Crisis and issue management

• CEO advisory

• CCO advisory and function design 

• Personal and corporate narrative

• Litigation, regulatory, and congressional investigations support 

• Internal communications strategy and culture transformation

• Geopolitical risk positioning and navigation

• Thought leadership

• NGOs (Nongovernmental Organizations)

• FBOs (Faith-based Organizations)

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