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Brian Tierney, Esq.
Founder/Chairman
Tierney Communications
Brian P. Tierney is Founder/Chairman of Tierney Communications, the
mid-Atlantic region’s largest communications agency with billings in
excess of $273 million and a member of the Interpublic Group (NYSE:IPG). In addition, Mr. Tierney is a weekly panelist on Philadelphia’s most popular public affairs show, “Inside Story,” which airs Sunday mornings on ABC affiliate, WPVI-TV6.
Brian began his career in politics, working for the Republican National
Committee, the U.S. Small Business Administration and as a presidential
appointee to serve as Assistant Regional Administrator for Public
Affairs and Communications. In 1984 he moved to the private sector,
founding Tierney & Company Public Relations, the first of many
successful entrepreneurial endeavors.
Brian is active in civic and community affairs and serves on the board
of directors of more than a dozen organizations, including the Regional
Performing Arts Center (RPAC); Founding Chairman, Marian Anderson Award; University of PA Museum Board of Overseers; Thomas Jefferson University; Greater Philadelphia Tourism and Marketing Corporation; Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (Executive Committee); Police Athletic League; World Affairs Council; the Boy Scouts of America/Philadelphia Council; and the American Cancer Society (Corporate Advisory Board). He played an active role in bringing the Republican Convention to Philadelphia, serving on the Host Committee of Philadelphia 2000.
Brian has the distinction of being named a Knight of the Order of St.
Gregory the Great by His Holiness, Pope John Paul II. He was appointed
Chairman of the Republican National Committee’s Catholic Task Force by
the 2000 Bush Campaign. In 2001 Brian was honored as the Good Scout by
the Boy Scouts/Cradle of Liberty Council. He was inducted into the
Philadelphia Public Relations Society Hall of Fame in 2000 and in 1998
he received the Community Service Award of the Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Association of Philadelphia.
He is a member of the American Association of Advertising Agencies; the
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and American Bar Associations; the Public
Relations Society of America; and the Philadelphia Public Relations
Association.
Brian received his bachelor's degree from the University of
Pennsylvania. In addition, he holds a Juris Doctor from Widener
University School of Law.