# Global Situation Room, Inc.

> Global Situation Room is a Washington-area public affairs firm built around counter-crisis management: audit vulnerabilities, rehearse the ugly scenario, build goodwill before it is needed, and prepare countermeasures that can alter a crisis rather than merely answer it. Its work spans crisis counsel, executive thought leadership, international market positioning, the quarterly Reputation Risk Index, and Situation Room Studios, a podcast operation behind One Decision and other policy shows.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Washington, United States
- **Founders:** Brett Bruen (Founder, President & CEO)
- **Team size:** Public team page lists 10 operating staff; supplied company data lists 15 employees, while O'Dwyer's reported 12 employees for 2024.
- **Products:** Counter-Crisis Management, Thought Leadership, Global Campaigns, Situation Room Studios, Reputation Risk Index
- **Notable:** Marked its 10th anniversary in 2025., Ranked No. 98 in O'Dwyer's 2025 ranking of U.S. PR firms by worldwide net fees, with $3,258,014 reported for 2024., Entered PRWeek's global agency ranking at No. 147 based on 2024 revenue, according to the company, and later reported moving into the top 140.

## Products & services

- **Counter-Crisis Management** — Crisis audits and simulations, risk indicators, response infrastructure, deployable countermeasures and executive seminars designed to change the course of a crisis rather than only react to it.
- **Thought Leadership** — Executive positioning, public-position campaigns, issue advocacy, high-level events, owned-media strategy and networks of allies and amplifiers.
- **Global Campaigns** — International branding, trade delegations, market research, local messaging and access to decision-makers for organizations entering or operating across markets.
- **Situation Room Studios** — Podcast development, production, guest booking and earned-media support for policy and global-affairs shows, including One Decision.
- **Reputation Risk Index** — A quarterly barometer combining GSR analysis with views from more than 130 members of its Global Risk Advisory Council across 58 industries and 20 countries.

## Achievements

- Marked its 10th anniversary in 2025.
- Ranked No. 98 in O'Dwyer's 2025 ranking of U.S. PR firms by worldwide net fees, with $3,258,014 reported for 2024.
- Entered PRWeek's global agency ranking at No. 147 based on 2024 revenue, according to the company, and later reported moving into the top 140.
- Included in PRNEWS' 2026 Agency Elite Top 120.
- Created the Reputation Risk Index and expanded its advisory council to more than 130 leaders across 20 countries and 58 industries.
- Produced One Decision, a global-affairs podcast co-hosted by former CIA director Leon Panetta and former MI6 chief Sir Richard Dearlove.
- Helped develop the Business Ready brand and messaging for the World Bank's flagship business-climate benchmarking project.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — The Q2 Reputation Risk Index identified major international disruption, driven by active war, as the top reputational risk and expanded the council description to more than 130 leaders across 20 countries.
- **2026-04** — GSR published Reputation Risk Index work focused on philanthropy and the sector's response to political pressure.
- **2026-01** — The Q4 2025 index identified misuse of artificial intelligence as the primary reputational threat.
- **2025-11** — Award-winning journalist Jennifer Strong joined The Next Innovation podcast as host.
- **2025-05** — The firm marked ten years, reported entry into PRWeek's global top 150 and placement in O'Dwyer's top 100.

## Links

- Website: https://www.globalsitroom.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/global-sit-room/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/globalsitroom
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/globalsitroom.bsky.social
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/globalsituationroom/

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Last updated: 2026-09-19