J. Michael Causey
Michael Causey has amassed nearly two decades experience in public relations and journalism. He has provided senior public relations counsel to a wide variety of clients in fields ranging from telecommunications to healthcare.
A specialist in crisis communications and media training, Causey is a former Senior Vice President at the PR firms Hill & Knowlton, Ruder Finn and Powell Tate. His clients have included: Verizon, United States Telecommunications Association, Motient Corporation, Acumen Solutions, WTOP, Federal News Radio, US West, Landmark Systems, National Leadership Counsel on Civil Rights and COMSAT Corporation.
Causey led the team that won the 2000 Public Relations Society of America’s 2000 award for “Integrated Communications Consumer Services” for GTE’s “Check Into Literacy” Campaign. He also led the team and was the lead writer for USTA’s major campaign to highlight shortcomings in the Telecommunications Act of 1996 on its third anniversary of passage. Causey has written corporate speeches that have been featured in Vital Speeches of the Day. As an award-winning journalist, Causey founded his own newsletter, Edata Integrity Report, which focuses on how medical device and drug manufacturers can better harness technology to speed clinical trials and improve operations.
Causey has also been Editorial Director at several leading Washington, D.C.-area newsletter publishers, including FDAnews and the Telecom Publishing Group. He has written or edited a number of books, including: Winning at the FDA: A Strategic Guide (FDAnews 2006), Getting Your Drug Approved (FDAnews 2007), and How to Respond to an FDA Warning Letter (AssurX 2007).
Causey has also written widely in other fields, notably Human Resources for the Society of Human Resources and ExecuNet. His book-length work in the HR field includes: On the Job: The ExecuNet Guide to Success in Your First 90 Days, and Age Discrimination in the Workplace. Causey attended Tulane University, George Mason University and the University of Maryland. He is past president of the Washington Independent Writers.
