The tempo starts at the top: Phil Nardone has built an agency with passion, integrity, and commitment—qualities that define both his life and his life's work.
"In 1995 I created PAN with the goal of becoming a solid mid-sized firm, prized by clients and envied by the industry. Today, we continue to invest in that success. Looking forward, our diverse clientele and talented team will help us live the mantra: don’t just lead—become the best in the business."
About Phil
President and Founder
When Phil Nardone founded PAN Communications in 1995, he drew on his extensive track record in delivering results for clients that span technology, professional services and consumer goods portfolios. He channels his cross-industry experience and passion for PR into an agency with DNA prizing both creativity and results, attracting top industry talent that consistently deliver high-impact PR programs for the firm’s clients.
From guiding weekly company-wide brainstorming sessions to building client partnerships, Phil has remained very much a part of the day-to-day magic at PAN, even as the firm has continued its steady growth, as his talented team has garnered numerous PR industry rewards, and as the firm has amassed accolades from clients ranging in size from startups to publicly traded multinationals.
PAN’s success comes as a direct result of the track record of achievement that Phil brought to PAN and continues to build upon. As vice president of Boston-based PR agency, Rourke & Company (now MS&L), Phil added to his experience both in agency management and investor relations counseling. Prior to his tenure at this high-tech PR agency, Phil served in executive roles at two of the most prominent names in fashion, Victor Costa and Neiman Marcus—as COO and vice president for PR, respectively. When he began his career at Hill & Knowlton, one of the nation’s largest PR firms, he became the youngest vice president and general manager in the agency’s history.
A graduate of Syracuse University’s renowned Newhouse School of Communications, Phil has spent his career shaping the public relations industry both in New England and across the globe. As a visiting professor teaching graduate-level courses at his alma mater and as a board member of the Council of PR Firms, he continues to guide the future of the industry.
In addition to running the firm and his teaching responsibilities, Phil addresses many industry groups in his speaking engagements, where recent audiences have included:
- Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO)
- National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI)
- Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)
- Massachusetts Software Council
Beyond PR, Phil is active in the community and serves on the Boards of Directors for Community Servings and Trustees of the Reservation.