Carol Cookerly

In her role as CEO and founder of the firm, Carol Cookerly is a chief strategist for building and sustaining brands. However, it is her deft management of complex crises and issues over three decades that has made Cookerly a top choice for clients when adversity strikes. Under her direction, the agency has been the lead strategist in scores of permitting efforts, contamination issues, natural and manmade disaster responses, instances of legislative and judicial activism, and challenging personnel matters including C-suite succession, whistleblowers, discrimination and harassment in just about every major industry.

She has provided counsel to Walmart, DuPont, NAPA Auto Parts, Allied/Republic Waste Services, Delta Air Lines, AstroTurf, and many more.

A former broadcast journalist, Carol worked in public relations in New York City before founding Cookerly Public Relations 25 years ago. She leads media training and table top exercises for senior executives in companies ranging from startups to members of the Fortune 500.

She is a graduate of Duke University and volunteers her time and talents in support of The Metro Atlanta YMCA, Murphy-Harpst Children’s Center and Road Safe America among others. She is an avid equestrian, fly fisher, sporting clay enthusiast and Americana antique collector.