Brian Tierney | Source | CEO at Brian Communications

Brian Tierney is a serial entrepreneur who has built and sold three advertising and communications firms to publicly traded companies; purchased and ran a major metropolitan newspaper; and launched a fourth agency that specializes in digital marketing, strategic communications and crisis management. He began his career in Washington, D.C. spending four years working for both the Republican National Committee and within the Reagan Administration.

A sought-after advisor to Fortune 500 chief executives, Brian has appeared on CBS, ABC, PBS, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News and the BBC. He has written for USA Today and has been widely quoted in international publications including The New York Times, Fortune and Forbes. His firms have represented scores of major companies including AmeriHealth Caritas, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Comcast, Deloitte, Independence Health Group, PokerStars, Uber, Verizon and the University of Chicago. Brian’s firms have played an important role in managing communications, logistics and media relations for major events, including the 2015 Papal visit to Philadelphia, the 2016 Democratic National Convention and the 2018 World Meeting of Families and Papal visit to Dublin. 

Brian is currently the CEO of Brian Communications and Chairman of Realtime Media. Previously, he was the owner and publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Daily News and Philly.com, where he improved content, circulation and national advertising. During his tenure as publisher, the paper won a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. 

He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor from Widener University School of Law.