Douglas Spencer

Douglas Spencer is president of Spencer Brenneman, LLC, which helps mission-driven organizations renew their focus and reframe their messages to thrive in any environment.

In addition to having more than 30 years of global communications experience, Douglas Spencer is a lifelong volunteer, including two years as chair of a 100 million-dollar community health center and research institute. His experience helps him adapt both proven and leading-edge strategies to help nonprofits rethink their focus and create messaging that secures all the support they need to do their important work.

Before starting Spencer Brenneman, he was Vice President, Global Head of Brand for Thomson Reuters, a global 13 billion dollar information company. In that role, he guided the migration of the multiple Thomson and Reuters businesses to form the then-new Thomson Reuters brand, which consistently ranked within the top 50 of the BusinessWeek Best Global Brands survey.

Douglas graduated from Marietta College with a bachelor of arts in journalism and now serves on the college’s alumni association board of directors.