MILWAUKEE, WI — Olivia Hwang, a strategy and communications leader with nearly two decades of experience advising government and private sector institutions, today announced the launch of Olivia Hwang Strategies, a boutique advisory firm built to guide leaders and organizations through their most consequential moments.
With deep expertise at the intersection of strategy, communications, and media influence, Olivia Hwang Strategies helps organizations anticipate risk, shape public perception, and earn trust that lasts. The firm partners with leaders navigating high-stakes inflection points in environments where public confidence, regulatory pressure, and reputation are decisive.
Navigating Complexity — and Seizing Opportunity
“Navigating a high-stakes moment, whether it’s a leadership transition, a regulatory threat, or a market-shaping opportunity, demands a unified approach to strategy and communication,” said Olivia Hwang, Founder and Principal. “My role is to align strategy and communication, ensuring leaders are positioned to defend their reputation, seize opportunities, and fortify the public confidence that drives long-term value.”
Recent research underscores the critical link between communication and resilience.
“I help leaders not only mitigate risk, but also build credibility, shape markets, and strengthen their competitive position,” Hwang added. “I am first and foremost a partner for my clients and their teams. That means I prioritize discretion and collaboration.”
Services Designed for the Modern C-Suite
Olivia Hwang Strategies offers strategic advisory services designed to address the most urgent risks and opportunities organizations face today:
- Executive & Board Advisory: Confidential, governance-level counsel on sensitive matters, leadership transitions, and organizational strategy, ensuring communication and messaging align with strategic and financial priorities.
- Issues & Risk Management: Proactive strategies and readiness plans to mitigate regulatory, reputational, and operational risks before they escalate.
- Brand & Reputation Strategy: Leadership of brand transformations, institutional narrative development, and reputation-building campaigns that strengthen positioning and long-term trust.
- Media Strategy & Influence: Sophisticated media relations that go beyond press outreach, including message development, story architecture, executive visibility, and strategic press engagement to shape public perception and position leaders as authoritative voices.
- Stakeholder Strategy & Market Positioning: Cross-sector coalition building and influence strategies that strengthen credibility, accelerate investment, and position organizations for success in competitive, high-scrutiny environments.
- Strategic Operations & Alignment: Facilitation and advisory support that help leadership teams clarify mission, vision, and values, align decision-making, and translate strategic priorities into measurable action.
Proven Leadership Across Complex Systems
Before launching her firm, Hwang served as Vice Chancellor for Marketing, Communications, and University Relations at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, where she led the university’s first unified brand strategy, which culminated in the recently launched “Make New Waves” campaign and led enterprise-level communications that shaped public understanding of the institution’s mission and impact.
Her leadership experience also includes serving as the Assistant Deputy Secretary at the Wisconsin Department of Administration, the Director of Public Affairs at the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance, and senior communications roles in the Wisconsin Legislature, a multi-state nonprofit, and the Louisiana Department of Health, the Louisiana Governor’s Office for Coastal Activities, and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries. Across these roles, she has built bipartisan coalitions, guided multi-billion-dollar financial initiatives, and consistently positioned organizations to succeed under intense public and regulatory scrutiny—experience that directly informs the high-stakes strategy required by corporate and nonprofit leaders today.
Earlier in her career, Hwang played a key communications role in the State of Louisiana’s response to the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, contributing to public strategy and media engagement during a multi-year effort that culminated in a $20.8 billion civil settlement with BP, the largest with a single entity in U.S. Department of Justice history.
Based in Milwaukee and serving clients nationwide, Olivia Hwang Strategies operates as a discreet, high-impact partner to leaders navigating pivotal moments — from boardrooms and regulatory hearings to the front pages of national media.
About Olivia Hwang Strategies
Olivia Hwang Strategies is a boutique strategic advisory firm that helps leaders and organizations navigate high-stakes moments with confidence. Combining deep expertise in strategy, communications, and media relations, the firm equips clients to anticipate risk, shape public narratives, and protect long-term value across complex operating environments.
Contact:
Olivia Hwang
Founder & Principal
hello@oliviahwangstrategies.com
(414) 215-0834
