Kevin Mercuri

Kevin Mercuri is the founder and CEO of Propheta Communications, a New York City public relations, social media, and fractional CMO agency built around startup and early-stage company growth. Founded in 2008, Propheta works with clients in technology, FinTech, AI, gaming, healthcare, and consumer to build credibility, establish category leadership, and accelerate market adoption. Mercuri brings more than three decades across PR, corporate communications, and public affairs, with prior leadership roles at Edelman's PR21.

Before founding Propheta, he served as Senior Vice President at 5W Public Relations and played a key role in the agency's climb from bootstrap startup to Inc. 500 company.

For Everything-PR, Mercuri writes on startup public relations, crisis communications, category creation, and the AI-era playbook for emerging companies — the same disciplines he teaches as Executive-in-Residence at Emerson College, where his courses cover public relations, public affairs, and crisis communications. His Washington, D.C. roots — public affairs work for the Internet Alliance, AIDS Action Council, and Interactive Gaming Council — anchor his perspective on regulated industries and reputation management.

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