Michael Duff Michael is a co-owner and partner of Ragan Consulting Group. Prior to joining RCG, Michael spent 30 years in investment banking in London at HSBC, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein. He’s the former global managing director of emerging market equities at HSBC, responsible for sales, sales-trading and trading with teams…
Jim Ylisela Jim is co-founder and senior partner of Ragan Consulting Group. He is an award-winning veteran Chicago journalist and a former publisher of Ragan.com. He brings more than 30 years of experience in writing, editing, communications research and consulting. Ylisela has designed and organized newsrooms for many companies and organizations, including Northwestern University’s Medill School of…
Tom is a senior consultant with Ragan Consulting Group with 30-plus years of experience in journalism, media relations, and the law. He began his career as a civil rights litigator and criminal defense lawyer specializing in white-collar cases. He then became managing editor at The Chicago Reporter, an investigative monthly on race and poverty. Later,…
Deonna Gallucci is administrative and project manager at Ragan Consulting Group. She handles a variety of administrative duties, including helping to book consultants at events nationwide, assisting accounting with billings and expenses, organizing companywide events and handling special projects for client work. She has over 10 years of experience providing administrative support in industries including…