Jon Wentzel is NEI’s senior vice president of communications.
He has more than 20 years of agency experience assisting clients in a range of industries as they manage brand reputations both nationally and on the global stage. Wentzel specializes in leading integrated communications programs that help organizations articulate and deliver upon their brand promise.
Previously, Wentzel served as U.S. chief client officer of Burson-Marsteller. In this role, he worked across practices to ensure the quality of work delivered to clients. He provided strategic counsel to a number of clients and was the U.S. public relations lead for Walgreens Boots Alliance. He also led the agency’s U.S. consumer and brand marketing practice from 2015 to 2017.
Prior to joining Burson-Marsteller, Wentzel was the corporate and public affairs practice lead for the Western Region for Ogilvy Public Relations. In this role, he was responsible for the agency’s corporate communications, crisis and risk, sustainability and public affairs work in the region. He provided direct reputation and issues management counsel to the American Chemistry Council and Covered California among other clients. Additionally, Wentzel was the U.S. public relations representative for the global sustainability practice OgilvyEarth. He was responsible for providing senior counsel on environmental and sustainability issues to clients across the country.
Wentzel has lived in Washington for more than 25 years. He attended Grinnell College and earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology.