
Andrew Cole
CO-PRESIDENT, New York
Andrew has over 20 years of experience advising management teams and boards of directors on long-term corporate positioning and high-stakes situations including cyberattacks, initial public offerings, litigation, mergers & acquisitions, proxy contests, and leadership changes.
Engagements include:
- Spirit Airlines on its merger with Frontier Airlines
- AspenTech’s strategic transaction with Emerson
- Providence Equity Partners on its long-term corporate positioning and transaction announcements
- Goodyear on its acquisition of Cooper Tire
Andrew also serves on SVC’s Board of Directors. Andrew has been recognized as a leader in financial public relations including being named among the “top 15 financial public relations experts CEOs are scrambling to hire” by Business Insider (Dec 2020) and a “Top PR Consultant in North America” by MergerLinks (Jan 2021).
He joined SVC in 1998 from Gavin Anderson & Company. Andrew received a B.A. in English from Connecticut College. He is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and is a frequent guest speaker at thought-leadership forums. Andrew’s pro bono work includes Education Through Music and YearUp.