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jim pontarelli

President
RDW Group, Inc.
United States

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Educational History

  • University of Rhode Island, MBA.
  • Providence College, Bachelor’s degree.
  • Columbus School of Law, Catholic University.

Professional History:

  • Managing Director, Burson Marsteller
  • Director of Corporate Policy, Philip Morris Companies
  • President, RDW Group, Inc.

Bio

For almost thirty years, Jim Pontarelli has operated at the intersection of business, government, and society. As a practitioner, he has navigated many well-known, controversial social responsibility issues: expansion of nuclear power, tobacco industry settlements, food additive labeling, alcohol regulation, pharmaceutical product liability, and environmental regulation of consumer goods manufacturing and packaging.

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Bio

For almost thirty years, Jim Pontarelli has operated at the intersection of business, government, and society. As a practitioner, he has navigated many well-known, controversial social responsibility issues: expansion of nuclear power, tobacco industry settlements, food additive labeling, alcohol regulation, pharmaceutical product liability, and environmental regulation of consumer goods manufacturing and packaging.   Jim has served as an aid in the United States Senate, as Director of Corporate Policy for the world’s largest consumer packaged goods company, and managing director at the world’s largest public relations agency. He has managed extensive primary research projects focusing on corporate reputation and social responsibility. Today, he serves as President of RDW Group, Inc., where he serves as advisor, facilitator, and strategic planner, helping organizations focus their mission and brands, and driving value-based performance.   Jim has a degree in political science from Providence College, an MBA from the University of Rhode Island, and attended the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. He serves on the National Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program and is a member of the Society for Organizational Learning.  

Areas of expertise

Brainstorming, strategic planning, mission/vision/values facilitation, research design, communications planning, brand planning, speechwriting, coaching.

Public Profile

http://www.fastcompany.com/user/jim-pontarelli

Professional History

Managing Director, Burson Marsteller

Public, Marketing / PR / Advertising industry

Director of Corporate Policy, Philip Morris Companies

Public, Consumer Packaged Goods industry

President, RDW Group, Inc.

Private, Marketing / PR / Advertising industry

Educational History

University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island, United States
MBA.

Providence College, Rhode Island, United States
Bachelor’s degree.
Areas of study: Political Science

Columbus School of Law, Catholic University, District of Columbia, United States

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