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Eric Dezenhall Eric Dezenhall is one of the most widely recognized experts on crisis management in America today. Counselor, author, and sought-after pundit, Eric's perspectives and recommendations on the controversies facing businesses have propelled Dezenhall Resources to the forefront of the crisis management field and positioned the firm as the thought leader in high stakes counseling.

Eric co-founded the company that is now Dezenhall Resources, Ltd. in 1987. In addition to leading the company, he regularly appears as a damage control expert on network television and radio, including NPR, CNN, Fox, CNBC, C-SPAN, MSNBC, and Hardball with Chris Matthews. He is a contributing writer to Ethical Corporation magazine and has also written for The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and New Republic. He frequently lectures in academic and business circles about modern-day witch hunts against businesses and the techniques employed to preempt and defuse disparaging media coverage.

Eric is the author of the 1999 book Nail 'Em! Confronting High Profile Attacks on Celebrities and Businesses, a widely cited text in business, media and academic circles. Damage Control: How to Get the Upper Hand When Your Business is Under Attack, co-authored with John Weber, was released in 2007. Eric has also written five critically acclaimed novels.

Before forming Dezenhall Resources, Eric was an account executive at Porter Novelli, one of the nation's largest communications firms, from 1984 until 1987. Prior to joining Porter Novelli, Eric served in the White House Office of Communications and Presidential Personnel during the Reagan Presidency in 1982 and 1983. He was also on the staff of political consultants ICG, Inc., in 1982.

Eric serves on the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Responsible Citizenship, a highly selective program dedicated to improving educational and career opportunities for young African-American men in areas including public service, law, business, medicine, academia, and the ministry. Eric also served on the Board of Directors of the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition.

Eric was born in Camden, New Jersey, and is a graduate of Dartmouth College, where he studied political science and the news media.

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