Michael Palese
Michael Palese heads legal and litigation communications at Chrysler Group LLC, where he is responsible for developing media strategy in support of corporate and product reputation through high-exposure legal issues and events. Previously Palese was manager of issues management and executive communications at DaimlerChrysler, where he was responsible for managing global issues and messaging for top executives.
Prior to that, Palese was director of Long Term Public Policy Planning at Bell Atlantic (now Verizon) where he identified and analyzed emerging issues with public policy implications. Prior to a merger with Bell Atlantic, Palese was Director – Strategic Alliances at NYNEX Corporation where he managed the company’s community relations program in the U.S. and advised NYNEX subsidiaries in Europe on community and stakeholder engagement.
His earlier experiences include staff director of public policy communications, New York Telephone and manager of community and government affairs at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. He has a B.A. in communications from Pace University in New York and M.A. in mass media from NYU.
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