# Michael Law

> Michael Law is the founder and CEO of Summit Strategy Group, a California consultancy working in public affairs, corporate communications, crisis management and sustainability. His career includes 22 years at Ogilvy and U.S. leadership at Burson-Marsteller. He founded Summit in 2017 and co-founded IBEX Partners in 2018. Born and raised in Scotland, he is an Eagle Scout and an enthusiastic outdoorsman.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Summit Strategy Group
- **Organizations:** Summit Strategy Group, IBEX Partners, Burson-Marsteller, Ogilvy Public Relations
- **Nationality:** British; U.S. citizenship recorded in a 2016 public filing
- **Education:** BA, Psychology, West Virginia University
- **Known for:** Founded Summit Strategy Group in 2017., Co-founded IBEX Partners in 2018., Led Ogilvy PR’s West Coast operations.

## Career timeline

- **2004** — Took leadership of Ogilvy PR’s West Coast operations after serving in Southeast Asia.
- **2013** — Left Ogilvy after 22 years to join Burson-Marsteller as U.S. president.
- **2014** — Identified as Burson-Marsteller U.S. CEO in contemporary company announcements.
- **2017-01** — Became Worldwide Executive Vice President at Burson-Marsteller.
- **2017** — Founded Summit Strategy Group.
- **2018** — Co-founded IBEX Partners with Michael Sessums; Summit and IBEX partnered with BoldT.
- **2019** — Summit added Ryan Rauzon to lead public affairs and Derek Young to lead sustainability and stakeholder engagement.
- **2022** — Summit appointed its first COO, Leslie Llewellyn Capstraw; Law publicly welcomed longtime colleague David Donaldson.
- **2023** — Summit announced Michael Dupee as a senior adviser and Erica Swerdlow as a managing director.
- **2025-09** — Summit added Scott Kronick as senior adviser and Nina Dater as public affairs director in Washington.

## Achievements

- Founded Summit Strategy Group in 2017.
- Co-founded IBEX Partners in 2018.
- Led Ogilvy PR’s West Coast operations.
- Served as U.S. CEO of Burson-Marsteller.
- Earned Eagle Scout rank, as stated in his IBEX biography.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Summit added Scott Kronick as senior adviser to strengthen cross-border and Asia-Pacific capabilities.
- **2025-09** — Summit appointed Nina Dater public affairs director in Washington, D.C.

## Links

- Website: https://www.summitstrategygroup.net/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-law-90b4141/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/scotlandlaw

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