Greg Galant

CEO & co-founder—Muck Rack and Shorty Awards

Sessions:

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• Selling the value of PR to your executive team
  Main Conference

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• Making the headlines: How to gain coverage and manage reputation in a heated media landscape
  Main Conference

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Gregory Galant is the co-founder and CEO of Muck Rack, a PR software and journalism platform. TheNextWeb called Muck Rack “one of the most useful tools ever invented for media professionals.” Greg’s also the co-creator and executive producer of The Shorty Awards honoring the best of social media — past winners include Ricky Gervais, Cory Booker, Conan O’Brien, Sesame Street, Neil Patrick Harris, Mike Bloomberg and NASA.

Previously, Greg was an associate producer at CNN where he analyzed the latest trends in citizens’ media. Greg has worked at Newlight Associates, a $120M technology venture capital fund. A lifelong entrepreneur, Greg founded an award-winning web development firm at age 14.

To help fellow entrepreneurs, Greg created Venture Voice, a podcast interview series with the founders of Twitter, LinkedIn, The Vanguard Group, Brooklyn Brewery and more. Greg’s a mentor in the TechStars startup accelerator. BusinessWeek named him one of the “Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs”.