has released its list of the best PR people in the tech industry and I’ll give you one guess which company’s rep sits atop the list.
Here’s a hint: Google it.
Rachel Whetstone, Google’s top comms person, takes the honors of BI’s best tech PR pro.
’s reasoning for the choice is that Whetstone has political pull and has been known to dine with U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron.
“Although she's not the one on the phone with reporters, she's steering the search giant's image with not just the media, but with the governments of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa,” according to the explanation.
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Here’s the top ten:
1. Rachel Whetstone, Google
2. Brooke Hammerling, Brew Media Relations
3. Caryn Marooney, Facebook
4. Frank Shaw, Microsoft
5. Margit Wennmachers, Andreessen Horowitz
6. Steve Dowling, Apple
7. Ricardo Reyes, Square
8. Barry Schnitt, Pinterest
9. Krista Canfield, LinkedIn
10. Carolyn Penner, Twitter
for the full list of the top 50.