Sean Donahue, Senior Vice President

Sean Donahue brings more than a decade of communications, marketing, new media and journalism experience.  Prior to joining the firm, Donahue was global head of environmental marketing and communications at Dell, where he also served as primary spokesman on energy efficiency, green design, climate protection and recycling initiatives. Donahue played a key role in the development of Dell's ReGeneration campaign, including the launch of ReGeneration.org - an online meeting place for people committed to sustaining the world's natural environment. He chaired the company’s Environmental 2.0 Engagement and Empowerment Committee, helping to carry out chairman and CEO Michael Dell's pledge that Dell become the 'greenest' technology company on the planet.

In addition to the environment, Donahue most recently managed communications for the company’s executive leadership team.

As director of public affairs at The Glover Park Group and director of the Technology & Communications Practice at Dittus Communications, Donahue oversaw several national media campaigns on behalf of technology and corporate clients, including Dell, Foley & Lardner and the Business Software Alliance. During the 2004 presidential election, he served as a national press advance lead for the Kerry/Edwards campaign.

Donahue began his career in media, public policy and environmental affairs at a young age; he was the youngest visiting member of the White House Press Corps as Senior White House correspondent for WBZ-Radio's "Kid Company." In this role, Donahue conducted interviews with President and Mrs. Clinton, former First Lady Bush and Senators Edward Kennedy and Bob Dole. He was an on-air analyst for CNN's Financial Network during the 1996 presidential primaries and served as a member of the White House Advance Staff while in college. He planned and executed media activities for foreign and domestic presidential trips, including the 2000 G-8 Summit in Okinawa and the Syrian/Israeli peace talks in Shepherdstown, W.V.

Donahue holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from the University of Virginia.

Press Release: Sean Donahue Joins The Herald Group's Executive Team