Gretchen Roede has been developing and executing communications programs for over 15 years as the founder and president of Garfield Group Public Relations and as the technology practice leader at Tierney Communications.

She is widely respected for her expertise in designing results-driven programs for companies in the technology and life sciences industries and for the investors that support them. Additionally, Gretchen developed a unique process to create the appropriate messaging for her clients.

Gretchen has created and guided global leaders as well as small challenger companies. IBM, Deloitte Consulting, Comcast and Motorola have relied on Gretchen and her teams to deliver global and national communications programs. The team she built has turned start-ups such as Logic Works, Bluestone Software, Princeton Softech, and Princeton eCom into category leaders.