# Barbara W. Goldberg

> Barbara W. Goldberg is CEO and founding partner of O’Connell & Goldberg, the Fort Lauderdale public relations agency she co-founded with Jim O’Connell in 1993. A University of Miami alumna, she advocates learning across generations through the agency’s Monday coffee talks and became board chair of Goodman Jewish Family Services of Broward County in May 2026.

- **Role:** CEO and Founding Partner at O’Connell & Goldberg PR
- **Organizations:** O’Connell & Goldberg PR, Goodman Jewish Family Services of Broward County, USY, University of Miami Hillel
- **Education:** University of Miami
- **Known for:** Co-founded O’Connell & Goldberg in 1993 and remains its CEO and founding partner., Led an agency recognized among Florida’s Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in 2024 and 2025., Her agency announced Florida Trend Best Companies to Work For recognition in August 2025.

## Career timeline

- **Teenage years; exact dates unconfirmed** — Served as an international vice president of USY.
- **1984-1988** — Attended the University of Miami; participated in Hillel and campus leadership and served as a resident assistant.
- **1993** — Co-founded O’Connell & Goldberg with Jim O’Connell after discussing the plan over lunch.
- **2023** — Marked O&G’s 30th anniversary with a personal account of its founding.
- **2026-05** — Became board chair of Goodman Jewish Family Services of Broward County.
- **2026-07** — Agency announced her Sun Sentinel op-ed about multigenerational workplaces.

## Achievements

- Co-founded O’Connell & Goldberg in 1993 and remains its CEO and founding partner.
- Led an agency recognized among Florida’s Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in 2024 and 2025.
- Her agency announced Florida Trend Best Companies to Work For recognition in August 2025.
- Appointed board chair of Goodman JFS in May 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Predicted a return of comfort content and grandparent wisdom in the agency’s fall trend forecast; this was a prediction, not a reported outcome.
- **2026-07** — Agency announced publication of her Sun Sentinel op-ed on multigenerational workplaces.
- **2026-05** — Became Goodman JFS board chair and published a reflection on Jewish communal responsibility.

## Links

- Website: https://oandgpr.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbarawgoldberg

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Last updated: 2026-10-22