Jake Yanulis
Managing Director
Jake advises clients on communications, investor relations and stakeholder engagement during times of complexity and transition, including strategic business transformations, M&A, shareholder activism defense, leadership transitions and corporate restructurings.
Jake brings extensive experience partnering with leadership teams of companies and investment firms seeking to build understanding and support through a range of M&A situations, including complex structures, antitrust litigation and shareholder challenges. He has overseen transaction processes for clients including Keurig Dr Pepper, T-Mobile, IFF, Panera Brands, Seagen, Medtronic, Biogen, JAB, Madison Dearborn Partners and TPG.
In addition to his capital markets advisory work, Jake partners with companies across industries to articulate shifts in strategy and protect and enhance corporate reputation amid unexpected external challenges. Across these mandates, he develops and implements thoughtful and creative strategies that reach the audiences that matter most, including shareholders, employees, customers, government officials and the media.
Prior to joining Burson Buchanan, Jake spent nearly a decade with strategic communications firm H/Advisors Abernathy.
Jake is a member of the Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and Law from Trinity College.
