Howard Bragman

Howard Bragman is one of the most recognized public relations professionals in America He has taken his 30 years of agency experience in virtually every area of PR and become the goto guy on television to explain celebrity misbehavior corporate crisis and the role of spin in our everyday lives He is a frequent contributor to ABCs Good Morning America 1975 and PR expert on CNN and MSNBC In addition he is often quoted in magazines newspapers and online media outlets Bragman founded Fifteen Minutes in 2005 and it has evolved into one of the most respected boutique entertainment public relations agencies in the US His personal participation includes highlevel strategy toptier media contacts crisis communications media training and agency vision and values Prior to Fifteen Minutes he founded BNC which has become the largest entertainment PR agency in the world He sold the agency to IPG in 2000 Prior to that he was a Vice President at PR giant BursonMarsteller In addition to his agency work Bragman was an awardwinning adjunct professor at the University of Southern Californias Annenberg School for Communications and is the author of the bestselling book Wheres My Fifteen Minutes PenguinPortfolio 2008 He has received numerous awards and recognition for his work as a political activist for those with HIVAIDS GLBT Civil Rights and Jewish causes He resides in Los Angeles with his husband a nationallyrespected horse trainer