Name: Ronn Torossian
Location: NY, NY

Ronn Torossian is the Founder, President & CEO of New York City based 5W Public Relations. Since founding the firm, he has overseen the company’s rapid growth and expansion to the Los Angeles market, and provided advice and counsel to hundreds of companies, global interests, high-profile individuals, regional businesses, government agencies and academic institutions - both on routine public relations matters and extremely sensitive issues.

A nationally recognized expert in PR, Torossian is known for his aggressive, results focused orientation, and has close working relationships with members of the media, influencers, decision makers, politicians and celebrities. At 5W Public Relations, Torossian’s client experience includes overseeing public relations programs for Coca-Cola, Anheuser Busch, IHOP, McDonald’s, Microsoft, Evian, EDS, LA Gear, VeriSign, Seagram’s, The Loews Regency, Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment, Marriott Hotels, Russ Berrie & Company, NICE Systems, Vail Resorts, Pamela Anderson, Snoop Dogg, the Government of Israel, Avenue Stores, Trinity Broadcasting Network, and others.

Earlier in his career, Torossian was a Vice President/Group Director for one of The InterPublic Group’s (IPG) largest PR agencies, where he was responsible for significant client growth and successful client programs, including work for Clinique, Fox News Channel, DHL, Hard Rock Café and others.

Referred to by The NY Post as a "publicity guru", by Fox News as a "high-powered PR CEO", by CNN as "a leading PR expert", Torossian is regularly featured in and quoted by the media, including by CNN, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, ABC, NBC, The New York Times, and others. CBS National News said "Ronn Torossian knows spin," and a 2005 NY Times feature story on Torossian referred to him as "The consummate hard-driving, scrappy NY publicist."

Torossian was named to Advertising Age’s 2006 "40 Under 40" list, PR Week’s 2007 "40 Under 40" List, is a regular lecturer at Universities and conferences, a member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and a board member of numerous non-profit organizations.oard member of numerous non-profit organizations.