Catherine Jayne
Principal, Jayne Communication Strategies
Air Date, January 5, 2013
Jayne Communication Strategies is a consulting agency founded by Catherine Jayne, whose experience with public relations and marketing spans over 10 years.
JCS clients range from investment funds and financial advisors to non-profits and start-ups, and success with them has spanned a wide variety of areas from crisis management to branding. JCS specializes in targeting niche markets, such as the high-net-worth investor, and bringing fully customized solutions to its unique and varied client base.
After earning her M.A. at Cambridge University and her Ph.D. at the London School of Economics in 1998, she lectured in Applied Economics at the University of Paris and Diplomatic History at UCLA. She authored Oil, War and Anglo-American Relations, published by Praeger/Greenwood. Former United States Ambassador to Mexico Julian Nava contributed the foreword.
Catherine started her work in public relations when her expertise in oil led to a job in the Public Relations and Communications Division of Occidental Petroleum. During her tenure with the Fortune 500 company, she wrote speeches for the Chief Executive Officer, the company’s annual report, sustainability best practices and international marketing materials. She also taught in the company’s Executive Leadership Development Program.
Catherine served on the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Leadership LA Foundation. In her spare time she enjoys giving back to the community through youth mentorship programs, playing classical piano and painting.