Wesley Eberle is a global communications leader with more than 20 years of experience working across political and corporate communications, primarily advising C-level executives on a broad range of issues. He has led agency and corporate communications teams and worked extensively across geographies and cultures.
He most recently led global communications for Natixis Investment Managers, one of the largest asset management companies in the world. There he served as a member of the International Executive Committee and was responsible for corporate communications, media relations, brand management and internal communications for Natixis IM and its 23 investment management companies across Europe, the UK, Asia Pacific, Latin America and the Middle East.
He led the group’s brand growth from the Top 100 to the Top 10 in 2020, when Natixis IM was named the fastest-rising fund brand in Europe, and shaped its reputation for broad investment expertise, leadership in ESG and sustainable investing, and its strong voice on industry issues like transparency and investor-focused reforms.
He was previously Vice President of the communications practice at O’Neill and Associates, New England’s largest public affairs firm, now part of the Public Policy Holding Company (PPHC), where he developed and directed media, public affairs, political, and crisis communications campaigns for public and private entities. He specialised in a variety of industries including financial services, energy, infrastructure, transportation, education, real estate, hospitality, charity and philanthropy, and organised labour.
Prior to that, he coordinated media relations for Boston 2004, the organising entity for the U.S. Democratic National Convention, directed regional field operations for Senator John F. Kerry’s 2002 re-election campaign, served as a legislative aide for U.S. Senators Edward M. Kennedy and Richard J. Durbin, and worked for European think tank The Federal Trust for Education and Research.
He is active in charity and philanthropy and counsels nonprofit organisations on strategic communications issues. He served on the Advisory Board of Team London, the Mayor's programme for volunteering and social action, and as Chairman of the Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy. He is a Fellow of the U.S.-Spain Council and serves as an Appropriate Adult supporting children and vulnerable adults within the UK criminal justice system. He graduated from Boston University with a B.A. in international relations and economics.