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Reputation Institute's offices and associates can be found across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa.
Use the map below or pull-down to find the location closest to you, read about the principal(s) there and learn of upcoming or recent events. Email us at info@reputationinstitute.com to find out more about how we can help you.
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RI Corporate
Reputation Institute brings together a diverse group of academics and corporate practitioners from institutions around the country.
Principals
Dr. Charles Fombrun Chairman
Reputation Institute
62 William St.
New York, NY 10005
Tel +1 212 495 3855
Fax +1 212 495 3859
Charles Fombrun is Chairman and co-founder of Reputation Institute. Dr. Fombrun is a former Professor of Management at NYU's Stern School of Business where he was on the standing faculty from 1984 to 2004. He was also Professor of Management at The Wharton School from 1979 to 1984. Dr. Fombrun is the author of numerous books, including the path-breaking best-seller Reputation: Realizing Value from the Corporate Image, first released by Harvard Business School Press in 1996. Dr. Fombrun has published hundreds of articles in leading management journals, and is the creator of reputation management systems used by many companies around the world.
Kasper Ulf Nielsen Managing Partner
Reputation Institute
United States
62 William St.
New York, NY10005
USA
Tel +1 212 495 3855
Fax +1 212 495 3859
Kasper Nielsen is Managing Partner of Reputation Institute responsible for North America. Kasper has been engaged in international reputation management since 2000 helping companies in a range of industries such as Pharmaceuticals, Information Technology, Food and Beverage, Public Transportation, and Financial Services.
Kasper has made numerous presentations at international conferences on reputation management, as well as published a number of articles in Corporate Reputation Review as well as Journal of Marketing Communications. Kasper is also the co-author of the book Introduction to Organizational Theory published in 1999. Kasper is a graduate from Copenhagen Business School and holds an MBA from McGill University in Canada.
Michael Solomon Group Chief Financial Officer
Reputation Institute
62 William St.
New York, NY10005
Tel +1 212 495 3855
Fax +1 212 495 3859
Michael Solomon is Group Chief Financial Officer of Reputation Institute, overseeing global finance.
Michael has extensive senior level experience with high growth international private and public companies as can be seen throughout his career. He was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Georgeson Shareholder Communications Inc., Chief Financial Officer of Startrak Systems, Inc., and was as an audit manager in the middle-market division of Deloitte & Touche. Michael is a Certified Public Accountant and holds an MBA in Finance from Pace University and a B.S. in Accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
Nicolas G. Trad Managing Partner
Reputation Institute
Bredgade 75, 1 sal
1260 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Tel +45 70 25 03 13
Nicolas Georges Trad is Managing Partner of Reputation Institute and responsible overall for RI's office and partner network. Nicolas earned his MSc in Intercultural Management from Copenhagen Business School and holds an MBA from UADE, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Nicolas has helped companies and countries improve within areas such as Corporate Reputation, Country Reputation, City Reputation, Corporate Branding, Employer Branding, CSR, Sustainability and HR. He has worked with companies around the world within industries such as Pharmaceuticals, Telecommunications, Financial Services, Energy, Transportation, Consumer Goods and Electronics.
Nicolas has published articles in numerous publications including Corporate Reputation Review and Journal of Marketing Communications and is a frequent speaker at international conferences.
Dr. Leonard Ponzi Managing Director,
Marketing Science Group
Reputation Institute
62 William St.
New York, NY 10005
Tel +1 212 495 3855
Fax +1 212 495 3859
Leonard J. Ponzi designs, analyzes, and consults on custom studies while leading a team of researchers who specialize in research methodology and analysis.
Leonard’s 15+ years of multi-industry experience is a unique blend of qualitative and analytical research. Prior to joining Reputation Institute, Leonard spent three years with GfK as a Sr. Research Director managing clients interested in improving customer satisfaction and loyalty, entering new markets, developing new products, and conducting competitive analyses. He also was adjunct faculty member for 10 years at City of New York University, Baruch College and later Pace University where he instructed graduate courses in marketing, marketing research, and consumer behaviour. Leonard has been a speaker at various conferences and has several publications in the area of management and statistics. Leonard holds an MBA and a Ph.D.
Seth Kerker Director,
Knowledge Center
Reputation Institute
62 William St.
New York, NY10005
Tel +1 212 495 3855
Fax +1 212 495 3859
Seth Kerker is responsible for RI's Knowledge Center, oversees the Corporate Communication team, and manages the RI membership community. He also directs RI's annual conference. Seth has 15 years of experience in the communication and marketing space working for The Economist Group, among others, having overseen projects in more than 15 countries. He has a Masters degree in Marketing Communications & Advertising from Emerson College in Boston.
Adam Shoer Associate Director,
Corporate Communication
Reputation Institute
62 William St.
New York, NY10005
Tel +1 212 495 3855
Fax +1 212 495 3859
Adam Shoer is responsible for RI's internal and external communication. Prior to joining Reputation Institute, he was Director of Marketing and Operations for Children for Children Foundation. Adam brings nearly ten years of global and grass roots experience, previously guiding production for AFS-USA, a leader in intercultural learning and international exchange programs, and running Peru operations for the South American Explorers Club. He is a graduate of Cornell University's College of Human Ecology.
RI News
London, United Kingdom
"Charities top the bill in reputation survey" Reputation Institute United Kingdom Releases Results of 2010 Study on the Reputations of UK Charities (Press Release).
Download the top line results here.
New York, United States
The Most Reputable Companies in The World: Reputation Institute Releases Results of The Global Reputation Pulse 2010 Study (press release).
London, United Kingdom
The Most Reputable Companies in the UK: Reputation Institute Releases Results of UK Reputation Pulse 2010 Study. Download the top line report as presented here.
New York, United States
The Most Reputable Companies in the United States: Reputation Institute Releases US Results of its 2010 Global Reputation Pulse Study (Press Release).
RI Press
- Forbes
- World's Most Reputable Companies
- May 24, 2010
- American Banker
- Bank Reputation Rankings Flash Red
- May 17, 2010
- Sunday Business Post
- Putting a Value on Companies' Reputations
- April 24, 2010
- Forbes
- America's Most Reputable Companies
- April 20, 2010
- Cinco Dias
- Decalogo de una buena reputacion empresarial / Ten Commandments of a good enterprise reputation (in Spanish)
- February 22, 2010
- Energia da Gente
- A forca de uma marca/The strength of a brand (article in Portuguese)
- February 1, 2010
- Financial Times Magazine
- The Information: How countries see themselves
- January 16, 2010
- The Edge Financial Daily
- Reputation Institute to conduct survey on top Malaysian companies
- January 11, 2010
- Malaysian Business
- How Do Malaysian Companies Measure Up?
- January 1, 2010
- HSM Management
- Fator Coerencia / Factor coherency (article in Portuguese)
- January 1, 2010
- IESE
- La Reputacion si influye en los beneficios / Reputation's Influences on Benefits (in Spanish)
- January 1, 2010
- Expansion
- La reputacion es un valor intangible pero cuantificable / Reputation is an intangible value but quantifiable (article in Spanish)
- October 21, 2009
- Economist.com
- Countries' Self-Image: National Pride, Who admires their country the most?
- September 29, 2009
- HSM Online
- Reputacao em Mercados Emergentes / Reputation in Emerging Markets (article in Portugeuse)
- August 31, 2009
- BERNAMA.COM
- KL Becomes First Asean City In Reputation Institute Network
- August 4, 2009
- Telecommerce
- The Pand Behind The Brand
- June 1, 2009
- Borsen
- "Taesk til B&O og Danske Bank" and "Topledernes harde dom" (in Danish)
- May 29, 2009
- La Razon
- Mercadona y El Corte Ingles, en el top 20 / Mercasona and El Corte Ingles in the top 20 (Article in Spanish)
- May 8, 2009
- Valor
- Brasileira e a quarta mais admirada / Brazilian Company is the fourth most admire (Article in Portuguese)
- May 7, 2009
- Il Sole 24 Ore.com
- La Ferrero ha la migliore reputazione al mondo / Ferrero has the best reputation in the world (Article in Italian)
- May 7, 2009
- Forbes
- The World's Most Reputable Companies
- May 6, 2009
- Forbes
- America's Most Reputable Companies
- April 29, 2009
- Forbes
- America's Most--and Least--Reputable Industries
- April 29, 2009