Howard Bragman

Howard Bragman (born February 24, 1956) is an American crisis manager, public relations practitioner, writer and lecturer. He is often seen as a "PR Guru."
Life and career.
Bragman was born to a Jewish family and raised in Flint, Michigan, the son of Myrna (Wolin) and Leonard Bragman. He graduated with a B.A from the University of Michigan in 1978. 
After serving as a vice president in the Chicago and Los Angeles offices of Burson-Marsteller Public Relations, Bragman founded Bragman Nyman Cafarelli (BNC) in 1989. In 2001, BNC was purchased by Interpublic Group, a holding company for marketing firms. In 2005, Bragman established Fifteen Minutes, a strategic media and public relations agency. Bragman founded LaBrea.Media in 2018 as a consultant, pundit and content creator. Bragman was an Adjunct Professor in Public Relations at the University of Southern California's Annenberg Center for Communication from 1998 to 2003. He is the author of the best-selling book, "Where's My Fifteen Minutes?" (2008). He was also a consultant on the 2017 documentary about the Flint water crisis called "Lead and Copper".
Bragman has provided litigation support as a crisis counselor for cases and individuals including Joseph Steffan; the Lewinsky family; and Sharon Smith in Smith v. Knoller. He is also involved with both the accusers and the accused in the #MeToo movement.
Bragman has been vice chairman of the management firm Reputation.com.
Community work.
Bragman has been active in the AIDS/HIV community, on lesbian and gay civil rights, Jewish causes and First Amendment protections. He has received awards and honors from AIDS Project Los Angeles, Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, and Congregation Kol Ami. Bragman has founded the Jewish Image Awards, honoring positive portrayals of Jews in television and film.
Public appearances.
Bragman has been a news consultant for ABC News since 2010. He has also made multiple appearances on local and network news programs including The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, Today Show, and Larry King Live, as well as in national and local magazines and newspapers. 
Bragman made an appearance on an episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 2 as Camille Grammer's Publicist, and was a guest judge on Season 1 of RuPaul's Drag Race.