Matthew Traub
COO & President, DKC
Matthew Traub serves as chief operating officer and president at communications firm DKC. In addition to being a principal, a member of the executive team and supervising several of DKC’s divisions, he is a key player in the firm’s technology, media business and crisis management areas. Traub has built and overseen DKC’s work with top tech and media brands such as Airbnb, Etsy, Facebook, Tumblr, IAC, Uber, TIME and Bloomberg. He is a primary liaison with some of the tech industry’s most notable venture capital firms and has worked with some of the nation’s top CEOs, political leaders and personalities. He also supervised the media relations campaigns around Michael Eisner’s purchase of Portsmouth FC, Howard Stern’s move to SIRIUS Satellite Radio and the launch of Air America Radio, and he represented Vivendi Universal in the sale of its entertainment assets to NBC and Match Group for its IPO. He has managed the media strategy for an array of complex cases involving civil and criminal litigation, and has represented a diverse array of organizations including Yahoo, DoorDash, Warner Music Group, LinkedIn, BMW, Match Group and Sesame Workshop.
Traub joined DKC after nearly a decade on Capitol Hill working for three different members of Congress. As chief of staff and press secretary to Rep. Nita Lowey, a New York Democrat, Traub supervised a staff of 20 people in three offices and served as Lowey’s spokesman and liaison to the New York and national media. He also served as her legislative director and House Appropriations Committee aide. Prior to joining Lowey’s staff, Traub worked for Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and former Rep. Thomas Downey (D-NY).
Traub received a bachelor of arts in political science and journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a former chair of Planned Parenthood of New York City’s political board. He has been an adjunct instructor in New York University’s Department of Public Relations and Corporate Communications and has served as a judge for the PR Week Awards and PRSA Silver Anvil Awards.