Michael Appler
Senior Manager, Executive Communications
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Appler is a seasoned executive communications leader with 11 years’ experience crafting C-suite and Board-level messaging for global organizations, currently serving as Senior Manager, Executive Communications at Hogan Lovells while also leading brand and communications at Palm Venture Studios and Trendalytics. He blends strategic positioning, crisis communications, and thought leadership across legal, tech, media, and investment sectors—skills honed running a NYC communications firm and advising high-profile clients like Instagram, Meta, and NBCUniversal. Comfortable at the intersection of corporate governance and startup storytelling, he has built communications infrastructures for a private family investment office and translated complex financial and regulatory issues into market-facing narratives. A former journalist and research fellow with roots in journalism and information policy from Fordham, he brings investigative instincts and editorial rigor to executive storytelling. Notably, he simultaneously balances agency-scale client work with in-house global counsel advising, a rare mix that accelerates both strategic vision and tactical execution.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Journalism and American Studies, Bachelor's degree Journalism and American Studies at Fordham University
English, French
Github Skills (7)
drupal5
testing4
acquia4
automation3
wait3
continuous-testing2
xcode2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
kennydurkin/Project-Cyborg
Apr 2016 - Apr 2016
Contributions:14 commits, 4 pushes in 1 day
mgonzales7/mkgo.co
Aug 2015 - Aug 2017
Contributions:4 PRs, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 11 months
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