Jennifer Prosek founded Prosek Partners in New York in June 1995, building it into one of the largest independent financial communications firms in the United States and, in both 2025 and 2026, PRovoke Media's Global Financial Agency of the Year.
Who is Jennifer Prosek?
Jennifer Prosek is an American communications executive and author who founded Prosek Partners in 1995 after earning her MBA from Columbia University and a B.A. in English Literature from Miami University. She built the firm around a specialization in financial and professional services communications at a time when few independent agencies focused specifically on that sector.
Beyond the agency, Prosek is a published author. Her first book, "Army of Entrepreneurs," drew praise from Columbia Business School, Wharton, and INSEAD, and her second, "Raising Can-Do Kids," co-authored with psychologist Richard Rende, was published by Penguin Random House in 2015. She writes a LinkedIn newsletter called "Leadership in Volatile Times" and is a frequent speaker at events including the Milken Institute Global Conference and SuperReturn International.
How did Prosek Partners build its financial communications specialty?
Prosek Partners grew from a single New York office into a firm with locations in New York, London, Boston, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Palm Beach, Fairfield, Abu Dhabi, and Cape Town, ranking among the top financial communications consultancies in both the U.S. and U.K. The firm has been listed as an Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Company for a decade running and has appeared on the New York Observer's PR Power List.
Prosek herself has been named to The Wall Street Journal's "Most Influential Decision Makers" list and Insider's list of top financial communicators in the United States, credentials that track closely to the firm's client base of asset managers, private equity firms, and hedge funds, sectors where reputational nuance and regulatory sensitivity carry outsized weight compared to general consumer PR.
What is Prosek Partners' current status?
Prosek Partners remains independent and Jennifer Prosek-led, having been named PRovoke Media's Global Financial Agency of the Year in both 2025 and 2026, back-to-back recognition that few firms in the category have achieved. Prosek also sits on the boards of Mount Sinai Health System, Columbia Business School, and the Museum of the City of New York, and serves as a venture investor in communications-technology platforms including Qwoted.
How does Prosek's founding story compare to other US independent founders?
Prosek built her firm around a single vertical, financial and professional services communications, rather than pursuing the multi-sector breadth that defines many of the largest US independent agencies. That specialization has let Prosek Partners compete directly against financial-communications-focused competitors like Sard Verbinnen & Co, even as the firm has grown into a nine-office international operation spanning three continents.
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