ART STEVENS  |  Co-Managing Partner

Art Stevens was the CEO of LobsenzStevens, one of the most prestigious independent public relations firms in the country for many years. Among the clients his firm served are American Express, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson, Pitney Bowes, The New York State Lottery, McKinsey & Company, Ernst & Young, Hertz, and many others.

In 1999, LobsenzStevens was acquired by Publicis and Mr. Stevens stayed on to manage what became the New York office of Publicis Dialog. In 2003, he began a new career in the public relations agency industry.

Mr. Stevens has served as instructor of public relations and management case studies at Fairleigh Dickinson University and has lectured at The New School, New York University, and many other colleges and associations. He has spoken before organizations such as the American Marketing Association, Association of National Advertisers, American Management Association, and Public Relations Society of America chapters.

A former president of the Publicity Club of New York and an accredited member of PRSA, he was elected to PRSA’s College of Fellows, honoring meritorious lifetime achievement. He has received multiple industry awards, including the PRSA Patrick Jackson Award and the New York Chapter’s John Hill Award.

Office: (732) 748-8583

Cell: (917) 514-7980

Email:  Art@theartstevensgroup.com

RICH JACHETTI  |  Co-Managing Partner

Rich’s career spans more than four decades marked by innovation and entrepreneurial spirit. He began his PR career in 1975 as manager of PRSA’s Sections program, before being recruited in 1977 to the position of Manager of Public Relations for Cunard Line, Ltd., the storied luxury cruise line. He later joined Manning Selvage & Lee as an account supervisor and two years later he again was recruited by Penthouse International, Ltd, publisher of the highly controversial monthly magazine. As VP PR & Promotion for Penthouse, Rich developed and supervised all PR and promotions activities for the eponymous title and for the launch of OMNI Magazine. He also managed all PR and promotional activities, and crisis communications, surrounding the tumultous development phase of the erstwhile Penthouse Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, NJ.

In the early 1980s, Rich founded his own PR firm, Rich Jachetti Public Relations. Penthouse was his first anchor client. After eight successful years, Rich’s firm was acquired by Lobsenz-Stevens where, as Executive Vice President, he worked alongside agency CEO, Art Stevens, conducting due diligence for PR agency acquisitions and contributing to the firm's growth prior to its sale to Publicis.

Seeking to diversify his marcom services expertise, Rich joined sales promotion agency powerhouse DVC Worldwide as Senior Vice President. While there, he was part of a 5-person team charged with the development of strategic and creative marketing concepts for clients such as Mastercard, AT&T and Grupo Modelo. Seven years later, he founded EMOTIONMAPPING, LLC., an advertising agency that produced new business development TV and radio commercials, websites and digital marketing campaigns for professional services companies.

Phone:  (914) 318-4656

Email:  Rich@theartstevensgroup.com