Peter Himler, founder and principal of Flatiron Communications LLC, has held senior leadership positions at some of the world’s most respected public relations firms. Most recently, he was Chief Media Officer for Edelman following 11 years with Burson-Marsteller as head of its U.S. corporate and strategic media team, and its worldwide spokesperson. Prior to B-M, Peter was media director for six years at WPP sister agency Cohn & Wolfe, preceded by five years at Hill and Knowlton where he led its broadcast and consumer media group. He began his career with three years at the entertainment PR firm of Robert Zarem Inc.

Peter is president of the Publicity Club of New York. He is involved with the Center for Communication, mediabistro.com, and the Museum of Television & Radio. He also sits on the Communications Committee for United Way of NYC, and on the Board of Advisors for the Communications and Media Studies Program at Tufts University from which he holds a degree in Political Science and French. In 2005, PR News named Peter its PR Professional/Media Relations Executive of the Year, and PR Week awarded the eight-year PR program he led for the World War II Memorial its Public Sector Campaign of the Year.

Peter writes a PR weblog called The Flack and frequently lectures on the convergence of traditional and digital PR.