Justin Green
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Justin Green

President and CEO, Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management · Global Alliance / BA Corporate Management Strategy / Wide Awake Communications

Ireland

Prof. Justin Green – World Public Relations & Communications Strategic Leader

Professor Justin Green is recognised as one of the most successful, influential and decorated global

strategists in public relations and communications leadership in the world.

He is President & CEO of Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management

(2019 – 2027). Global Alliance represents more than 360,000 practitioners, academics, students and

organisations across 126 countries worldwide.

In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the profession, Justin has received 26 Life

Fellowships, 23 global leadership awards and five President medals. His work on Responsible

Communication has been recognised by many global organisations including the United Nations,

Association of South East Asian Nations, World Bank Group, European Commission, African Union,

Southern Common Market, World Health Organisation, Prime Ministers and Presidents around the

world.

He also holds a Professorship and Master qualifications in Public Relations and Communications,

Business Management and International Marketing.

He is founder and CEO of BA Corporate Management Strategy and Wide Awake Communications in

Dublin, Ireland and a former director of public relations agencies in Kenya and Nigeria. There, clients

included the World Bank, United Nations, European Union, African Union, Diageo, Samsung,

Microsoft, Google, Airtel and CNN.

Justin is a Life Fellow and former President of the Public Relations Institute of Ireland; a board

director of the Commission on Public Relations Education, USA, a member of the Academic &

Research Council of Global Alliance and the Ethics and Standards in Public Relations Taskforce. He

established and the World Commission on Ethical and Responsible Communication.

Over the years, he has contributed to successful international visits by Pope Francis, Queen

Elizabeth II and U.S. Presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W Bush. In

addition, he has advised a range of Irish, European and African public agencies on crisis

management, media relations and the safe and successful delivery of large-scale public events

including Special Olympics World Games and World Meeting of Families.

Live entertainment campaign strategies he has developed include: The Phantom of the Opera,

The Lion King, Marvel Universe Live, Disney On Ice, Riverdance, Taylor Swift, Eminem, Beyonce,

Coldplay, Jay Z, Oasis, Harry Styles, Ariana Grande and Post Malone among others.

As part of his professional leadership, he created a number of acclaimed publications, most notably

the award winning ‘Let’s Celebrate’ which examined the cultural and economic impact of live

entertainment. This work gained special recognition from the Irish and UK Government along with

the President of Ireland.

Justin’s global leadership and outstanding contribution to the profession has been recognised and is

recipient of five President Medals along with international awards from the World Public Relations

Forum, Public Relations Society of America, European Institute of Communications, African Public

Relations Association, ASEAN Public Relations Network, London School of Public Relations and

Business, Indonesia, Public Relations Global Communications China, Public Relations Society of

Kenya, Public Relations Institute of Ireland, Public Relations Institute of South Africa, Peterson

Integrated Communications Africa, The Museum of Public Relations USA, Turkish Public Relations

Association, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Public Relations Society of the Philippines,

Bangladesh Public Relations Association, The Promise Foundation and from ScoRe India.

He has received Life Fellowships from the African Public Relations Association, Asian Public

Relations Network, Bangladesh Public Relations Association, Brazilian Association for Business

Communication, China’s Public Relations Global Communications, Corporate Excellence Centre for

Reputation Leadership (Spain), European Institute of Communications, Italian Federation of Public

Relations, London School of Public Relations and Business, Indonesia Public Relations Association,

Institute of Public Relations Malaysia, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Perhumas Indonesia

Peterson Integrated Communications (Africa), Portuguese Association for Corporate

Communications, Public Relations Society of Kenya, Public Relations Institute of Ireland, Public

Relations Institute of South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Swaziland, Public Relations Society of

the Philippines, Puerto Rico’s Public Relations Professionals Association, Public Relations Society

of Tanzania, Turkish Public Relations Association, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, University

San Martín de Porres Peru, University of Sharjah UAE, Vietnam Public Relations Network and the

Zambia Institute of Public Relations and Communications.

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