Mike Lawrence
EVP, Corporate Responsibility & Crisis Prevention and Management
Cone

Mike Lawrence, an Emmy-award winning journalist with more than a quarter-century of experience in print and broadcast news, serves as Cone’s executive vice president for Corporate Responsibility and Crisis Prevention and Management.

Lawrence offers clients a wealth of experience in issues management, where the ultimate goal is to protect and enhance brand reputation among key stakeholders. Lawrence’s areas of experience include: food safety, product recalls, product contamination, unionization/strikes, staff cutbacks, employee HR risks, environmental issues, retail customer service issues, consumer/investigative media reports and more.

In the area of Corporate Responsibility, Lawrence leads a Cone practice that specializes in CR strategy, communications, reporting, and stakeholder engagement. Lawrence led the Cone team on a multi-year initiative for Starbucks to enhance and communicate the company’s commitment to sustainable coffee farming and its relationships with coffee farmers around the world. Other active CR clients include Nestle Waters North America and Timberland.

Lawrence has won five Emmy Awards, including two for overseas reporting. He has also received awards from the Associated Press, UPI, and the Radio-Television News Directors Association. He is past president and current board member of the New England local of the American Federation of Radio and Television Artists (AFTRA).