Stephanie Walstrom
Managing Director
Experience
- Senior Director, Hamilton Place Strategies
- Global Marketing Director, The ONE Campaign
- Associate, Fund Development Corporation
Biography
Stephanie Walstrom is a managing director at Penta, where she advises clients on strategic communications, crisis communications, and public policy.
At Penta, Stephanie has served as the lead communications advisor and spokeswoman for Fortune 500 companies and major nonprofit organizations navigating high-profile, high-stakes crisis and litigation matters. She has also helped clients across the healthcare, energy, and financial services spaces execute successful advocacy campaigns.
Prior to Penta, Stephanie served as global marketing director for the ONE Campaign. While at ONE, she delivered successful integrated campaigns on international development issues, led ONE’s marketing analytics program after building it from the ground up, and managed high-profile events with Heads of State and global celebrities.
Stephanie got her start in public affairs at a Wisconsin-based consulting firm, working with organizations like the Boys & Girls Clubs and Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. She also worked in the office of Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).
A proud Midwesterner, Stephanie graduated from Marquette University with a B.A. in International Affairs and Political Science.