Experience

Hubbell

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and CEO

  • Jun 2003 - Present

  Hubbell Communications is Oregon's premier public affairs and public relations firm. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon and operating throughout the Pacific Northwest, Hubbell Communications develops and executes strategies for organizations that are concerned about the reputational impact of a public relations crisis. We also help clients who worry that their public policy or business objectives will not be achieved without the implementation of a sound communication strategy that building public understanding and support. Our client list ranges from small, entrepreneurial companies to some of the most influential organizations in the country. We tackle controversial and complex issues across a wide range of sectors including energy, transportation, manufacturing, natural resources, immigration, education and healthcare. We perform a wide range of services which include media relations, crisis communication, litigation PR, ballot initiatives, community relations, digital advocacy, grassroots activation, coalition building, message development and issue advertising. Show less



Green Building Initiative

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and President

  • Jan 2004 - Jul 2013

  Ward Hubbell founded the Green Building Initiative in 2004 and led the organization for nearly 10 years. Under his leadership, the GBI became one of the nation's most recognized and influential green building certification organizations. Hubbell developed and executed strategies that resulted in widespread public recognition for the organization's green building certification standard, Green Globes. By the end of his tenure, Green Globes had been formally recognized as an equivalent standard to the LEED rating system in more than half the U.S. states and by the U.S. federal government. Show less



Louisiana-Pacific Corporation

• United States
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President, Corporate Affairs

  • Aug 1997 - Jun 2002

  Ward led communications and government relations for this Fortune 500 forest products company during one of most tumultuous periods in the company's history. He managed the company's communications strategy through a major class action product liability lawsuit, criminal violations of the federal Clean Air Act, and numerous environmental and employment related lawsuits. As a member of the Senior Management Team and reporting directly to the CEO, Ward's areas of responsibility included corporate communications, government relations, marketing communications and corporate giving. Show less