Donny Deutsch, host of CNBC's "The Big Idea" and chairman of Deutsch Inc., will visit Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Friday, Feb. 8. He will speak on "Keys to Success" at 1:30 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. The event is free and open to the public. Parking is available in SU pay lots.
Deutsch Inc., one of the nation's top 10 advertising agencies, is a $2.8 billion full-service agency boasting such clients as GM, Johnson & Johnson, DirecTV, Novartis Worldwide and IKEA.
In 1992, Deutsch had a brief turn in politics as a lead member of the Clinton/Gore communications team. In 2005, Harper Collins published Deutsch's business motivation book, "Often Wrong, Never in Doubt." Deutsch is also managing partner of the independent production company Deutsch Open City.
He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and now serves on the executive committee for Penn's School of Social Policy & Practice and the board of directors for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.
For media inquiries regarding Deutsch's visit to Syracuse, contact Stephanie Jones at
stephanie_jones@deutschinc.com.
