Don Eagon

Don Eagon, Senior Facilitator

Don brings more than 30 years of corporate communication experience to focus on your opportunity or problem. For Meeker-Young, he will be leading several coaching modules in the areas of both internal and financial communication.

Don had a “seat at the table” as a senior communicator with three Fortune 500 companies where he advised the boards of directors and executive committees on corporate communication – investor relations, public relations, internal communication, financial reporting, government relations, advertising, marketing and marketing communication.

• Vice President Global Communication and Investor Relations, Diebold Incorporated.
• Vice President Investor Relations and Global Communication, Figgie International, Inc.
• Manager, Public Relations, The Timken Company.

Don has been a national leader in the field of communication.

• Chairman and Board of Directors, National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI).
• Recipient of PRSA Silver Anvil Award for Investor Relations.
• Involved over many years with NASDAQ, The American Management Association, The American Advertising Association and PRSA.

He is an experienced teacher and speaker – associations conventions, professional development conferences, colleges and universities. He has taught a variety of communication/marketing-related courses as an adjunct faculty member at Walsh University from which he graduated with a degree in education.

Among the interesting perspectives and experiences he brings to Meeker-Young is that of a long-time client of a major firm, Dix & Eaton. In addition to his work with Meeker-Young, Don also operates The Eagon Group.