Brian P Tierney

Former publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer; chairman of the Poynter Foundation

Brian P. Tierney is the CEO of Brian Communications and Realtime Media (a digital marketing firm) and is a nationally recognized expert in marketing and communications. He is also the chairman of the Poynter Foundation. Prior to Brian Communications and Realtime Media, Brian was owner and publisher of the Pulitzer-prize winning Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News as well as the Chief Executive Officer of its parent company, Philadelphia Media Holdings. Tierney has a distinguished record of building brands for some of the largest companies in the United States such as Exelon, Commerce Bank, Marriott,IBM, Deloitte, ARAMARK and Independence Blue Cross. He has launched several successful advertising and public relations companies, including T2 Group and Tierney Communications, which he grew to $275 million in billings and sold to the Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE: IPG). He has served as Entrepreneur in Residence at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, has presented at the Milken Institute Global Conference and appeared on the BBC, CNBC, CBS, ABC and FOX. Tierney serves on the board of NutriSystem (NASDAQ: NTRI) and Republic Bank (NASDAQ: FRBK), as well as several privately held businesses. He has served on the boards of numerous non-profit organizations including the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Thomas Jefferson University, Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, Episcopal Academy and the University of Pennsylvania Museum. He currently serves as Chairman of The Poynter Foundation. Brian received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania, a Juris Doctor from Widener University School of Law and a Doctor of Humane letters from Cabrini College.

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John F Donahue	John Boehner, Bob Casey, Norm Coleman, Philip Sheridan English, Arlen Specter, Rick Santorum, John Kasich, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, America's Foundation, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Santorum Victory Cmte/Nonfed, Patrick Meehan, Richard L Thornburgh, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
Robert H Asher	Tommy Thompson, John Boehner, Bob Casey, Norm Coleman, Philip Sheridan English, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Arlen Specter, Michael G Fitzpatrick, Rick Santorum, James Charles Greenwood, Jon D Fox, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, America's Foundation, Stewart J Greenleaf, Mitt Romney
Ed Rogers	Tommy Thompson, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Philip Sheridan English, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Arlen Specter, Rick Santorum, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, America's Foundation, Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Jon M Huntsman Jr, Romney Victory
Michael Keiser	John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Philip Sheridan English, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Arlen Specter, Rick Santorum, Paul Coverdell, John Kasich, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Mitt Romney, Richard L Thornburgh, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Swift Vets & POWs for Truth, Republican National Cmte
John W Rowe	Tommy Thompson, John Boehner, Bob Casey, Norm Coleman, Arlen Specter, Michael G Fitzpatrick, Rick Santorum, Wayne Curtis Weldon, James Charles Greenwood, John Kasich, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Mitt Romney, Michael Castle, Jon M Huntsman Jr, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
Henry Lea Hillman	Philip Sheridan English, William Shuster, Arlen Specter, Michael G Fitzpatrick, Rick Santorum, James Charles Greenwood, Jon D Fox, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Stewart J Greenleaf, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Patrick Meehan, Richard L Thornburgh, Republican National Cmte
Howard H Leach	John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers, Arlen Specter, Rick Santorum, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Richard L Thornburgh, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
Richard DeVos	John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers, Arlen Specter, Rick Santorum, James Charles Greenwood, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Michael Castle, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
William R Sasso	Bob Casey, Philip Sheridan English, William Shuster, Arlen Specter, Michael G Fitzpatrick, Rick Santorum, Wayne Curtis Weldon, James Charles Greenwood, Jon D Fox, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, America's Foundation, Stewart J Greenleaf, Charles F Dougherty, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Patrick Meehan, Richard L Thornburgh
Robert Holmes Tuttle	John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Arlen Specter, Michael G Fitzpatrick, Rick Santorum, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Richard L Thornburgh, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
T Boone Pickens	John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers, Rick Santorum, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Patrick Meehan, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Swift Vets & POWs for Truth, McMorris Rodgers American Dream Project
Richard W Weekley	John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers, Rick Santorum, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Richard L Thornburgh, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Republican National Cmte, McMorris Rodgers American Dream Project
Josephine Templeton	Tommy Thompson, Norm Coleman, Arlen Specter, Michael G Fitzpatrick, Rick Santorum, Wayne Curtis Weldon, Jon D Fox, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, America's Foundation, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory, Santorum Victory Cmte, Republican National Cmte
Clive Runnells	John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Arlen Specter, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Republican National Cmte
John Dowd	Tommy Thompson, John Boehner, Bob Casey, Norm Coleman, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Rick Santorum, John Kasich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Swift Vets & POWs for Truth
Bill Weld	John Boehner, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Arlen Specter, Rick Santorum, Paul Coverdell, John Kasich, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Patrick Meehan, Richard L Thornburgh, Michael Castle, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
Albert Galatyn Hill Jr	John Boehner, Kay Bailey Hutchison, William Shuster, Arlen Specter, Michael G Fitzpatrick, Rick Santorum, Paul Coverdell, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
Bradford M Freeman	Tommy Thompson, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers, Arlen Specter, Rick Santorum, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Michael Castle, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
Roy Pfautch	John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Arlen Specter, Rick Santorum, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, America's Foundation, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Richard L Thornburgh, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
Charles R Schwab	Tommy Thompson, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers, Arlen Specter, Rick Santorum, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Jon M Huntsman Jr, Boehner for Speaker Cmte

Brian P Tierney

Former publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer; chairman of the Poynter Foundation

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