Justin Blake leads Edelman’s global executive positioning team and served on the World Economic Forum external media staff at Davos for seven years.

Blake has counseled FORTUNE 500 CEOs and executives from around the globe. He has led Edelman’s client work at Davos since 2002, advising CEOs and executives on their World Economic Forum engagement. He has presented at the Milken Institute, the London School of Economics and several World Economic Forum events. During his time at Edelman, Blake served as managing director, Corporate & Public Affairs (Edelman, NY) and initiated his global executive positioning role while based in Paris.

Justin also sits on the Boards of GLAAD, Classic Stage (Theater) Company in New York, and BOFFO (an arts non-profit). He serves on the Steering Committee of the World Economic Forum Partnership for Global LGBTI Equality. He holds a Master's in Government from the London School of Economics.

As executive director, Justin is responsible for setting the Institute’s editorial agenda, forging partnerships with academic institutions and other partners, overseeing the development of Trust Labs and content related to the state of trust.