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11 Facts About Ken Sunshine

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Ken Sunshine was born on March 12,1948 and is an American public relations consultant, co-CEO and founder of Sunshine Sachs Consultants.

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Ken Sunshine started as a community organizer and became a district delegate for George McGovern.

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Ken Sunshine then ran the public relations department of ASCAP, where he supervised music events.

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From 1990 to 1993, Ken Sunshine served as the chief of staff for Mayor David Dinkins, a job that included managing future New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

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Ken Sunshine was renamed the following year to reflect principal Shawn Sachs's partnership.

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Ken Sunshine Sachs specializes in corporate image programs, crisis communication, reputation management and issues management, consumer and lifestyle marketing, public affairs, media relations, event promotion, and communications skills training.

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In 2014, Ken Sunshine Sachs was named the number one public relations agency in New York by New York Observer.

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In June 2015, Ken Sunshine admitted his firm had employed paid editors to edit clients' Wikipedia pages to remove negative material about them, violating the Wikipedia updated terms of service.

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Ken Sunshine Sachs said its employees failed to make public their relationship with the firm when making edits, and a key employee was unaware of Wikipedia's updated policies on paid editing.

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Celebrities whose Wikipedia articles were edited by Ken Sunshine Sachs include Naomi Campbell, Mia Farrow and Sarah Brightman.

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Ken Sunshine is married to Nancy Hollander and they have two children.