Daniel Edelman (businessman)
American public relations executive
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Daniel Joseph Edelman (July 3, 1920 – January 15, 2013) was an American public relations executive who founded the world's largest public relations firm, Edelman.[1] Edelman had a significant influence on the methodology of public relations.
Daniel Edelman | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 3, 1920 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 15, 2013 (aged 92) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | Columbia University |
| Known for | Founder, Edelman |
| Spouse | Ruth Ann Rozumoff |
| Children | Richard Edelman |
Life and career
Edelman was born to a Jewish family[2] in Manhattan. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx. He then attended Columbia University, graduating from Columbia College in 1940, then earning a master's degree in journalism in 1941 from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.[3]
His first job was working as a sports reporter in Poughkeepsie, New York. After serving in a United States Army psychological warfare unit during World War II, he was a night news reporter at CBS before taking work promoting jazz artists.
In 1947, Edelman moved to Chicago as public relations director for haircare product line Toni Home Permanent Co (now a division of Gillette).[4] In 1952, he founded Edelman there. His son Richard Edelman became president & chief executive officer in 1985.[5][6][7]
Edelman died of congestive heart failure in Chicago.[8]
