Leon Kaye


Adjunct Faculty for Communications

Phone: 650-489-5366
Campus Location: Albert Hall
Education
M.B.A., University of Southern California Marshall School of Business, Los Angeles, CA
M.A., History, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD
B.A., History, California State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA
Experience
Co-Founder, KX Strategies, Elkins, WV
Executive Editor, TriplePundit.com, Aptos, CA
Associate Director of Public Relations, APCO Worldwide, Washington, D.C. and Abu Dhabi, UAE
Contributing Writer, The Guardian, London, U.K.
Graduate Assistant, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD
Professional Activities
Kaye is focused on how companies can navigate through a fragmented media landscape and helps companies redefine success in public relations at a time when mainstream journalism is on the decline. He has helped organizations in the energy, technology, retail and nonprofit sectors transform their sustainability communications strategies in a politically polarized landscape.
Biography
Kaye brings more than 15 years of experience in journalism, communications and public relations to D&E. He has more than 4,000 bylined articles published online and in print. Before moving to Elkins from California as part of the Ascend WV program, he was a solo public relations practitioner working on strategic communications projects in the U.S. and the Middle East.