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 on the controversies facing business have propelled Dezenhall Resources to the forefront of the crisis-management field. In 1987, he founded the company that is now Dezenhall Resources. Eric appears regularly as a damage control expert on network television, cable and radio and is widely quoted in the press. He also has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and The New Republic. He is the author of the 1999 book Nail ‘Em! Confronting High Profile Attacks on Celebrities and Businesses and has written five novels. Before forming Dezenhall Resources, Eric worked at a national public relations firm, a political consultancy, and the White House Office of Communications and Presidential Personnel.

John Weber is president of Dezenhall Resources, which he joined in 1997. Previously, John held senior positions at three of the world’s largest public relations agencies. He has a diverse background in crisis and issues management, corporate communications, and marketing. In addition to a 20-year career in consulting, John also has worked at a national trade association, an advertising agency, and in corporate marketing. John partnered with a law firm in developing a product-recall manual for a non-profit publishing organization. He is a frequent speaker on crisis communications at trade and industry conferences.