Helfaer Theatre


Mr. Tom Branigan
Lecturer
President and CEO, Branigan Communications

Johnston Hall 312
(414) 288-7053 Phone
thomas.branigan@marquette.edu

Tom is a corporate communications veteran who has worked with some of the biggest names in business, including AirTran Airways, Best Western International, DHL Express, Johnson Controls, Kimberly-Clark and Northwestern Mutual. Before founding Branigan Communications, Tom led the corporate practice group at Cramer-Krasselt, a national integrated advertising firm. He also spent ten years in various leadership positions at Airborne Express, headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Tom is a frequent lecturer on crisis communications planning, public relations ethics, spokesperson training and media relations to business and college audiences nationwide. He is also a part-time professor of public relations and communications research at Marquette University. Tom holds a Bachelor's degree in communications from the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh.