# Robert Falls

> Robert Falls, known professionally as Rob Falls, is the Cleveland-based founder, chairman and CEO of Falls & Co. His career spans journalism, congressional work and communications agencies in Detroit and Cleveland. He led the Cleveland operation launched in 1989, later bought it out, added digital capabilities and acquired Wyse Advertising in 2019. He also chairs the Downtown Cleveland Alliance board.

- **Role:** Chairman, Founder & CEO at Falls & Co.
- **Organizations:** Falls & Co., Downtown Cleveland Alliance, Downtown Cleveland, Inc., Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Destination Cleveland, The City Club of Cleveland, Cleveland Leadership Center, Global Cleveland, Greater Cleveland Film Commission, Public Relations Society of America, Detroit Chapter, PROI Worldwide
- **Education:** Undergraduate degree in English, Western Michigan University, Master’s in journalism, Michigan State University, Leadership Cleveland program, Cleveland Leadership Center
- **Known for:** Built the Cleveland operation into an integrated communications, digital and advertising agency., Acquired Wyse Advertising in fall 2019., Falls ranked No. 4 on Forbes’s 2021 America’s Best PR Firms list.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Worked as a journalist, including stringer, writer and columnist roles; served as a senior U.S. House of Representatives staffer and worked on congressional campaigns.
- **Early 1980s** — Joined a Detroit public relations agency; rose to senior vice president.
- **1989** — Became president of the new Cleveland PR operation while also working in Detroit.
- **—** — Bought out the parent company; the firm became Robert Falls & Co. Public Relations.
- **2009** — Agency adopted the name Falls Communications.
- **2012** — Established Falls Digital.
- **2019** — Merged communications and digital operations and acquired Wyse Advertising.
- **2021** — Combined agency adopted Falls & Co. branding.
- **2022** — Became chairman and retained the CEO role when Tom Bernot became president and COO.

## Achievements

- Built the Cleveland operation into an integrated communications, digital and advertising agency.
- Acquired Wyse Advertising in fall 2019.
- Falls ranked No. 4 on Forbes’s 2021 America’s Best PR Firms list.
- Agency won 14 awards at the December 2019 PRSA Cleveland Rocks ceremony.
- Serves as Downtown Cleveland Alliance board chair and Downtown Cleveland, Inc. vice chair.

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Listed to deliver welcome remarks as Downtown Cleveland Alliance board chair at the IDA Place Matters conference in Cleveland.
- **2024-07** — Cleveland Leadership Center announced his election as an incoming trustee.
- **2023-12** — Appeared in the opening ctrl/shift video discussion with Kevin Donahue on geopolitical uncertainty and organizations.

## Links

- Website: https://fallsandco.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-falls-048a104
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/fallscomm
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fallsandcompany/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FallsandCompany/

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