Don Spetner is a co-founder of FHS Capital Partners, and Senior Corporate Advisor for Weber Shandwick Worldwide. Don has the unique experience of having served as a Chief Communications Officer for three global, publicly traded companies, while also having recruited and placed CCO’s and CMO’s for major organizations. Don advises on a range of issues, including structuring of the communications and marketing function, identifying and developing talent, and employing best-in-class practices for leading a world-class department.   

From 2000 through 2012, Don held the role of EVP, Corporate Affairs for Korn/Ferry Int’l (NYSE:KFY) where he served as the Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Integration Officer, and as a Senior Partner in the Corporate Affairs executive search practice. He also served as Korn/Ferry’s head of R&D, where he oversaw a team of clinical and organizational psychologists focused on the science behind executive success and derailment, high performing teams, and the assessment of senior level talent. Don has recruited and placed Chief Communications Officers for numerous global brands, including Chevron, Yahoo!, Genentech, eBay, Microsoft and The Los Angeles Dodgers, among others.

Prior to Korn/Ferry, Don was Vice President, Communications and Advertising and a corporate officer for SunAmerica Inc., (NYSE:SAI) a $56 billion (assets) financial services company that was acquired by AIG in 1999. At SunAmerica he oversaw media relations, internal communications, advertising and corporate social responsibility, and reported directly to the Chairman and CEO, Eli Broad.

Prior to SunAmerica, Don was Vice President, Corporate Communications for Nissan North America, (NSANY) overseeing corporate branding, public relations, community relations, crisis management and all other communications activities for the automotive giant. At Nissan, he served as a member of the North American Management and Operating Committees.  

Don began his career in New York, working for three global advertising and public relations agencies, RuderFinn, Bozell Inc. and Grey Advertising and serving a variety of blue-chip clients including Panasonic, Hitachi, Minolta, Seagram’s and Nissan.

He is past Chairman of the Board of Overseers for Emerson College, and a member of the Board of Directors of the USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations, and the Saban Community Clinic in Los Angeles. Don graduated Summa Cum Laude from New York University with a degree in journalism.