Jeremy Jacobs Joins August as Senior Advisor
Experienced Advisor and Financial Communications Expert Deepens August’s Expertise in M&A, Shareholder Activism, and Investor Relations
LOS ANGELES, August 13, 2025 – August, a specialized strategic communications advisory firm, announced today that Jeremy Jacobs has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor based in Washington, D.C. Jacobs brings more than 25 years of experience providing strategic counsel to C-suite executives and corporate directors in high-stakes M&A transactions, shareholder activism matters, and crisis situations. At August, Jacobs will lead and support client engagements with a focus on financial transactions, shareholder activism, and investor relations, and expand the firm’s network.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Jeremy to August,” said Steven Goldberg, August’s Chief Executive Officer. “Jeremy is a highly experienced strategic communications advisor who has worked on many of the most complex and high-stakes corporate transactions and proxy contests of the last few decades. He will add tremendous value to our clients and support the continued growth of the firm’s financial communications practice.”
“Jeremy is a skilled communicator with exceptional instincts in fast moving situations,” said Scott Deveau, Managing Director and Head of August’s Financial Transactions and Shareholder Activism Practice. “His experience as a trusted advisor inside the boardroom and at the deal table will further enhance our ability to provide valuable strategic counsel to organizations pursuing transformational deals and navigating critical shareholder matters.”
Jacobs is the founder and principal of the strategic communications consultancy Key Message and previously worked at several prominent strategic and financial communications firms, including H/Advisors Abernathy, FleishmanHillard, and Joele Frank. He has helped hundreds of companies across industries and borders navigate both friendly and hostile M&A transactions, engage productively with and defend against shareholder activists, and enhance and protect their reputations. He has authored numerous articles on M&A, activism and investor relations under his own byline and on behalf of his clients, and overseen successful thought leadership programs for clients and agencies. Earlier in his career, Jacobs taught English literature and writing at the University of Pittsburgh and served as the assistant editor for a leading scholarly journal. Jacobs holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Duke University and a master’s degree in English from the University of Pittsburgh.
“I feel privileged to join August as a Senior Advisor and help expand the firm’s work in transactional communications,” said Jeremy Jacobs. “I greatly admire August’s practical and bespoke approach and the firm’s fidelity to its areas of greatest expertise. We share the philosophy that every word matters when an organization’s reputation and value are on the line. I have a passion for complex challenges and look forward to collaborating with the August team as we bring our expertise and strategic counsel to bear on our clients’ high-stakes challenges.”
About August
August is a specialized strategic communications advisory firm that believes that excellence in client service is achieved when individuals with specialized talent and subject matter expertise are empowered and given an environment to perform at their best. The firm is built on the foundations of authentic narrative development, deeply analytical engagement, and diligent execution.
August advises clients on matters in several specific areas based on the unique expertise of its professionals, including: crisis management; litigation and investigations; corporate positioning and reputation management; financial transactions and shareholder activism; financial restructurings and Chapter 11 cases; blockchain, digital assets, and fintech; healthcare; and diversity, bias, and discrimination.
The firm serves clients across the U.S. and is headquartered in Los Angeles, with additional offices in New York and Dallas. Chambers and Partners recognized August as a top-ranked firm for Litigation PR & Communications and Crisis PR & Communications in its 2025 Guide. For more information, please visit www.AugustCo.com.
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