Scott Widmeyer

Chairman,
Widmeyer Communications

Scott Widmeyer is the Chairman of Widmeyer Communications, a New York and Washington-based public affairs and communications firm he founded in 1988 whose clients include The McGraw Hill Companies, Coca Cola, the College Board, Pfizer, Channel Thirteen, Carnegie Corporation of New York and Princeton University. Mr. Widmeyer began his career as a newspaper reporter in the 1970s and went on to hold major press and communication posts with former President Carter, Vice President Mondale, U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller and former Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro.

He has served on various boards and advisory committees including GLAAD, West Virginia University’s P.I. Reed School of Journalism, the Victory Fund, Channel Thirteen, PENCIL, the March of Dimes, National Press Club, the National Conference for Community and Justice, Council for Unity, the Education Writers Association, the Council of PR Firms, and the President’s Committee on Arts and Humanities Coming Up Taller program. He is also a current fellow in the 2008 David Rockefeller Fellows Program, an adjunct of the Partnership for New York City that provides a new generation of leaders with a unique opportunity to better understand New York City and take an active role in shaping the city's future.

A West Virginia native, his firm established the Widmeyer Professorship in Public Relations at WVU. Additionally, dozens of young people have received Widmeyer scholarships to study journalism at WVU. In 2005, then Governor Bob Wise bestowed on Mr. Widmeyer the “Distinguished West Virginian Award,” the highest honor given by the Governor. Mr. Widmeyer received his B.S. in journalism from WVU.