Biographical Notes
1944-54
Reporter, The Commercial Appeal,
Memphis, TN
1951-1954
U.S. Army Counter-Intelligence Corps
1955
Assistant to PR Director, American Bar Association, Chicago
1956-59
Account Executive, Edelman, Inc.
Chicago PR Agency
1959-62
Owner, Harvey Posert & Asso., Memphis
(PR and advertising agency)
1962-65
VP, Eastern Manager, Edelman, Inc.,
New York City
1965-75
ExVP and Western Manager, Edelman, Inc.,
San Francisco
1975-80
Public Relations Director, Wine Institute,
San Francisco
1980-96
Public Relations Director, then VP, Communications and Industry Affairs,
Robert Mondavi Winery, Napa Valley, CA
1996-
l996 -- present. Owner, HPPR: Harvey Posert Public Relations.
Publisher, Spinning the Bottle -- Wine Public Relations.
Education
1951
Yale University, B.A. English
1952-55
Postgraduate Work: Southern Law U. U. of Chicago Law School
Teaching
1959-60
Lecturer in Public Relations, U. of Memphis
1966-67
Assistant Professor, San Francisco State U., courses in Public Relations, Department of Marketing
1968-
Lecturer in Public Relations, industry conferences, San Jose State U., Sonoma State U., etc.