MANAGEMENT
First-class communication is only possible with the best and brightest minds. That is why we hold ourselves to the highest standards and only work with the best of teams and our partners.
Gregor Schönstein – Managing Partner
In 2007, Gregor Schönstein co-founded Public Interest Consultants. Since then, he has been Managing Partner and co-owner of Austria’s leading consultancy for strategic communications and public affairs.
Before that, Gregor Schönstein headed the division for lobbying and strategic communications at several leading communication consultancies. He worked as a journalist in Vienna and worked in the marketing division of the US consumer-goods corporation Procter & Gamble (P&C). Gregor Schönstein started his career in 1982 at the Austrian Public Broadcasting Station ORF, where he worked as an anchor and actor.
Bernhard Nagiller – Managing Partner
Since 2016, Bernhard Nagiller has been a partner and co-owner of Public Interest. He is deemed one of the most accomplished and savvy communication experts in Austria. His particular field of expertise lies in the areas of media relations, crisis communication and positioning. Through his vast networking and strategic problem-solving expertise he helps his clients achieve their goals better and faster.
Previously, Bernhard Nagiller was head of communications & strategy and authorized officer (p.pa) at the Austrian National Industry Holding (ÖIAG, today ÖBIB). During that time, he was able to weave a close network with other publicly owned holding companies in Europe. Before that, he worked at the globally engaged industrial corporation RHI in various functions, among others as head of strategic project management and executive assistant to the CEO. Bernhard Nagiller, who holds a university degree in Business Administration, started his career at the age of 23 at an international management consultancy.