JOE DePLASCO
managing director
Joe DePlasco joined DKC following several stints in government and politics. He currently oversees much of DKC’s public policy and corporate work, along with crisis communications and business development. Some of his past and present clients include: PBS, Forest City Ratner, General Motors, Ken Burns, Grand Central Terminal, Parsons Brinckerhoff, and HBO.
He has applied his public affairs and campaign experience to a broad array of categories, including entertainment and hospitality, and also works to develop strategic partnerships for a wide range of clients.
Prior to joining DKC, Joe was the communications director for New York City Public Advocate Mark Green. (He also took a leave from DKC to help run Green’s 2001 Mayoral race.) He has held senior positions on congressional, city and statewide campaigns, and has extensive media contacts throughout the city, state and nation. He holds two graduate degrees in American History from Columbia University.
In addition to speech writing for government officials and politicians, his articles and op-eds (under his name and for others) have appeared in the New York Post, the New York Daily News, Newsday and various public policy magazines.