Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> July 23, 2001
VICKEE J. ADAMS is Director of Corporate Communications for Dow Jones &
Company. She has responsibility for media relations for The Wall Street
Journal, its Special Reports and international and online editions, and
other Dow Jones operations. As a spokesperson for Dow Jones, she works
directly with senior management and is also involved in investment
conferences, business announcements, employee communications and issues
management. Prior to joining Dow Jones in March 1999, Ms. Adams was
Senior Vice President and Director of the communications training center
at Ketchum Public Relations in New York, focusing on media training,
presentation skills, executive coaching and crisis media management.
She oversaw an international team of communications training specialists
and served as a global regional associate and a member of the company's
management committee. From 1983 to 1992, Ms. Adams worked for Burson-
Marsteller in New York. She was named Vice President and Manager of
Communications training for the firm in 1989. Ms. Adams serves as a
member of the Board of Directors of the Women Executives in Public
Relations Foundation, as a Trustee of the WNYC Radio Foundation and as a
Trustee of the Board of Advisors of the Wildlife Conservation Society.
In 1992, she received Inside PR's Rising Star award and the Harlem Young
Men's Christian Association's Black Achiever Award. She was honored with
a BUDDY Award from the National Organization for Women's Legal Defense
and Education Fund in 1987. A graduate of the University of
Pennsylvania, Ms. Adams received a Bachelor's degree in English. Profile
Ms. Adams: Dow Jones publishes the world's most vital business and
financial news and information. We own the world's
