Karina Barton

Karina Barton is a world-renowned Strategic Communications and Crisis Management expert. She has served as an advisor for multi-billion-dollar corporations, high-net-worth individuals, investors, and entrepreneurs providing strategic counsel for internal and external communications, media relations, branding, reputation management and crisis management. Barton is well-known in the industry for her stellar skills helping individuals and organizations navigate challenging issues during high profile matters when stakes are high.

Using her unique combinations of communication skills, investment and financial background across public and private markets, media, and crisis management acumen, Barton is a long-time counselor to some of the world’s largest and most influential companies and high-level executives.

Barton advises companies on a wide range of complex financial and other communications matters, including mergers and acquisitions (represented Elon Musk in Twitter acquisition, Tempur Sealy $4bn acquisition of Mattress Firm, among many others), shareholder activism, crisis situations, corporate positioning, reputation management, issue mitigation, investor relations, as well as ongoing strategic communications support. She is also a sought-after media trainer for high-level executives, preparing CEOs and other corporate leadership for public appearances, speeches, interviews, presentations, and roadshows.

Barton has a proven track record of creating and shaping communications and media strategies, securing media stories in top outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, CBS News, CNBC, NBC News, Bloomberg, Reuters, The Deal, BusinessWeek, Activist Insight, O'Dwyer's, Protocol, Wired, Tech Crunch, among others.

Barton is driven by her authentic passion for the work that she does and is deeply trusted by her clients as a strategic communications advisor and a go to fixer.

Barton began her career in investment banking with subsequent roles on the investments side, focusing on private equity transactions, activist and value investing, and restructuring. She holds an MBA from The Wharton School.