# Jimmy Asci

> Jimmy Asci is the New York-based founder and co-CEO of Scale, a strategic communications advisory firm he established with Sam Davis in 2022. His career includes communications and operations roles at Sony/ATV Music Publishing, senior advisory work at Teneo and a six-month period at WeWork in 2019, where he became chief communications officer. He has also held performing-arts institutional roles and assembled a Teneo arts discussion in 2021.

- **Role:** Founder and Co-CEO at Scale
- **Organizations:** Scale, Teneo, WeWork / The We Company, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Burson-Marsteller, Rubenstein Communications, Signature Theatre Company, New York Public Library Library for the Performing Arts Business Council
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in World Politics, The Catholic University of America
- **Known for:** Co-founded Scale with Sam Davis in 2022., Led global communications and public affairs at WeWork., Became a senior managing director at Teneo.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Director of operations at Sony/ATV Music Publishing, identified in an awards photograph.
- **2011** — Promoted to vice president of communications and project management at Sony/ATV.
- **2015-01** — Joined Teneo Strategy as senior vice president in New York.
- **2015-03** — Listed as a Teneo media contact for the completion of the BC Partners-led PetSmart acquisition.
- **2017** — Served as spokesman for Travis Kalanick during his dispute with Benchmark.
- **2019-04** — Joined WeWork, where he became chief communications officer.
- **2019-10** — Departure from WeWork reported after roughly six months.
- **2020-02** — Returned to Teneo as senior managing director.
- **2020-03 to 2021-05** — Served on Signature Theatre Company’s board of trustees.
- **2021-07** — Assembled participants for Teneo’s discussion on cultural life in America.
- **2022** — Co-founded Scale with Sam Davis and became co-CEO.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Scale with Sam Davis in 2022.
- Led global communications and public affairs at WeWork.
- Became a senior managing director at Teneo.
- Promoted from director of operations to vice president of communications and project management at Sony/ATV in 2011.
- Assembled a 2021 Teneo arts panel including Anna Deavere Smith, Jordan Roth and Kara Barnett.

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Radina Russell announced her forthcoming appointment as president of Scale, the firm co-founded by Asci and Sam Davis.

## Links

- Website: https://scalestrategy.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmy-asci-2114916

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