About Ragan Communications

#WeAreRagan

Our MISSION

To educate and inspire communicators with training, news, networking and experiences that advance their careers and make Ragan indispensable.

Ragan is the industry leader in providing professional development, training and intelligence to communicators, marketers, HR professionals and business leaders worldwide.

Ragan Women's Retreat
Ragan Conference Photo
Ragan Awards Event

50+

In person & virtual
events a year

10K

ATTENDEES
A year

2K+

Resources for
communicators

200K+

readers/members

50+

Years inspiring
communicators

At Ragan, we are passionate about serving our community and supporting one another.

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Our Story

Ragan Communications was founded in 1970 in Chicago by the late Lawrence Ragan, a thought leader in organizational communications. Since the launch of The Ragan Report more than 50 years ago, Ragan has been the go-to resource for internal communications and public relations insights, training and peer-to-peer networking.

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Lawrence Ragan’s son, Mark Ragan, ran the company until 2019, when Diane Schwartz became its CEO.

The Ragan team serves more than 200,000 communicators, marketers, HR professionals and business leaders with top-tier brands including the flagship Ragan.com, the Communications Leadership Council, PR Daily, more than 50 conferences, workshops and webinars a year, an online training platform, awards programs and certificate courses. It hosts Communications Week each Fall, and every day its dedicated team is passionately helping communicators be better storytellers and leaders.

Meet our Executive Team

Diane Schwartz

Diane Schwartz
CEO

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Amy Jefferies

Amy Jefferies
CMO

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Brian Gilbert

Brian Gilbert
CFO

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Mary C Buhay

Mary Buhay
Chief Growth Officer and Head of Councils

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Here are the guiding principles that define Ragan’s essence and drive out success

Ragan Communications Values

Ragan Cares

At Ragan, we celebrate diverse experiences. We support all family portraits and encourage our employees to bring their whole selves to work.

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The Ragan team gives back to these and other organizations:

Free Haven Logo
George Floyd Org Logo
Meals on Wheels Logo
No Kid Hungry Logo
Ray of Hope Foundation Logo
The Trevor Project Logo
Unicef for every child logo
Make a Wish Logo

ABOUT RAGAN COMMUNICATIONS

For more than 50 years, Ragan Communications has been delivering trusted news, training, and intelligence to leading communications, HR and marketing professionals via its conferences, webinars, awards, subscriptions and membership divisions.

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Ragan's PRDaily logo
Communications Leadership Council
Communications Week November 6-10, 2023 Austin / Other Cities / Online
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Writing Center
Ragan Insider Logo
Ragan's PRDailyPRO logo

Contact Us

Customer Service
Please contact:
Shallon Blackburn
Customer Service & Sales Manager
ShallonB@ragan.com
800.878.5331

The team is happy to assist you Monday through Thursday from 9am-5:30pm ET, and 9am-3pm on Fridays.

Communications
Leadership Council

Please contact:
Mary Buhay
JoinCouncil@Ragan.com

Editorial
Please contact:
Justin Joffe justinj@ragan.com

Conferences
Please contact:
Alyssa Smith
AlyssaS@ragan.com

Awards Programs
Please contact:
Brendan Gannon
brendang@ragan.com

Marketing Partnerships
Please contact:
Kim Egan
kimberlye@ragan.com

Sponsorships
Please contact:
Hannah Lavelle
hannahl@ragan.com

Human Resources & Corporate Communications
Please contact:
Alyssa Norgaard
alyssan@ragan.com