Robert W. Grupp

President at Grupp Global Partners LLC

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Robert Grupp is currently president of Grupp Global Partners LLC, a management consultancy with a strategic focus on corporate communications and international public relations.  Previously, Grupp was president and CEO of The Institute of Public Relations and served on its Board of Trustees for eight years.

Grupp is active in higher education and has served on the Public Relations Advisory Council for the Fulbright Scholar Program of the United States Department of State, administered by the Institute of International Education. Also, he is an adviser to the China International Public Relations Association (CIPRA) in Beijing.

For three decades, Grupp led communications teams and managed public affairs in corporations, multi-national organizations and non-profit institutions. From 2001-2008, Grupp served as Vice President of Corporate and Public Affairs at Cephalon, Inc. an international biopharmaceutical company. Grupp also held leadership positions in corporate communication at Eli Lilly and Company, Dow Corning Corporation and Consumers Energy.

Grupp travels extensively throughout the world lecturing on global strategic communications, business diplomacy, and public relations strategy and practice. He is past president of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) and co-chaired the IPRA Public Relations World Congress in Beijing with Li Daoyu, former Chinese ambassador to the United States.

Earlier in his career, he served as editor for daily newspapers in Florida and Illinois, and he received the prestigious National Headliner Award for excellence in journalism.

Grupp received his B.A. in journalism from Southern Illinois University. He is an accredited member and past chapter president in the Public Relations Society of America. He is a member of the Page Society and the National Press Club.

Grupp currently teaches Public Affairs Communication. Connect with him on LinkedIn.

Courses Taught

• MMC 5648 - Public Affairs Communication