Carrie Ratner is a Managing Director at Gasthalter & Co.
For more than 25 years, Carrie has developed and led communications strategies to drive growth, reputation and competitive advantage for some of the world’s most prominent consumers goods companies and mission-driven organizations. She has extensive experience in corporate and internal communications, social and traditional media, executive visibility and thought leadership programs, and issues and crisis management.
Over her career, Carrie has served as a trusted advisor on a variety of special situations, including mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism, IPOs, leadership changes, complex litigation and regulatory matters. Prior to joining Gasthalter & Co, she held senior communications positions at Primo Brands, Chobani, Hasbro, PepsiCo, and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (leading up to and through its merger with Marriott International). She began her career at Sard Verbinnen & Co. providing strategic financial communications counsel to a variety of consumer businesses and investor activists.
She holds an M.B.A. from NYU Stern School of Business with specializations in Corporate Finance and Leadership & Change Management, and a B.A. in Public Relations and Finance from Syracuse University.