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health, social, play out on a global stage, many of us struggle with crisis situations of our own.

Today I look forward to our discussion of crisis communication. I'm Matt Abrahams, and I teach

strategic communication at Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Welcome to Think Fast, Talk Smart, the podcast.

I am so excited to be joined by David Demarest, who is a lecturer of management at the GSB.

Prior to the GSB, David served as White House Communications Director for President George H.W. Bush,

and was a member of the White House senior staff.

Next, David served as Executive Vice President and Director of Corporate Communications at Bank of America,

and then as Executive Vice President for Corporate Relations and Brand Management at Visa International. Later, he became

Stanford's vice president for public affairs and oversaw communications and government

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