Jon Meakin

Jon has almost 30 years of communications consultancy experience, gained on both sides of the Atlantic, advising C-suite executives of mature enterprises, founders of early-stage startups, and everything in between. 

He has spent the past decade in technology communications, first running the PayPal business across the EMEA region, then moving to San Francisco and leading the West Coast team for global PR firm, Grayling, and North America for emerging tech agency Clarity. 

Over that time, Jon has worked with scrappy start-ups and mature enterprises alike, advising ambitious founders and seasoned C-suite executives in B2C and B2B tech firms.  

In late 2022, Jon founded Coldharbour Communications, a consultancy focused on providing content-first brand communications services to technology businesses and the VC ecosystem that supports them. 

Additionally, Jon is an active member of the Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC) and served on the international board for six years. As the founding Chair of AMEC's Agency Group, Jon is focused on embedding best practice measurement and evaluation methodologies throughout the agency world.

A frequent judge of communications and creative industry awards, Jon also speaks at professional conferences around the world, on topics including crisis management and measurement and evaluation.   

British-born, Jon lives in San Francisco.