The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (“PCI”) has named Steve Norton as its new director of executive communications.
“We are very pleased to welcome Steve Norton to PCI's public affairs division,” said Marguerite Tortorello, PCI's senior vice president for public affairs. “Steve brings a wealth of experience in communications, journalism, and government affairs. He will be a valuable addition to PCI's dynamic public affairs team as we work to educate consumers, elected officials, and opinion leaders and advance PCI's mission to promote and protect the viability of a competitive private insurance market for the benefit of consumers and insurers.”
Prior to joining PCI, Mr. Norton was the communications director for the Information Technology Foundation, an economic and technology policy think tank. Previously, he served as speechwriter for U.S. Trade Representatives Rob Portman and Susan Schwab. As a journalist, he covered issues including taxes, trade, and other economic policy issues for Congressional Quarterly and National Journal's Congress Daily. Earlier in his career, he served as a legislative assistant for U.S. Reps. Terry L. Bruce (D-IL) and Barbara B. Kennelly (D-CT).
Mr. Norton, who lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their two children, holds a Masters in Journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College in Hartford, CT.
Victoria Spears
Victoria Prussen Spears is senior vice president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Brooklyn Law School, Ms. Spears was an attorney at a leading New York City law firm before joining Meyerowitz Communications. She may be contacted at [email protected].