PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Alan Wallace

William Alan Wallace, known publicly as Alan Wallace, is a senior public relations and communications consultant for cybersecurity, AI, data center and infrastructure companies. He works with teams that need to explain difficult technology, earn credible media attention, prepare executives or respond clearly when the stakes rise.

This profile is for Alan Wallace, the public relations and communications professional. It is not a profile of the Buddhist scholar who shares the same name.

Clearer communications for difficult subjects.

Alan helps technical companies turn complex products, research, incidents and business changes into clear public communications. The work may include positioning, message architecture, media relations, executive communications, thought leadership, launch communications or crisis and reputation support.

He can work as a senior communications consultant on an ongoing basis or on a defined assignment such as a threat-research launch, a product announcement, a breach or incident response, or executive media preparation.

Areas of practice

• Cybersecurity public relations and threat-research communications
• AI and data center communications
• Crisis communications and reputation response
• Media relations and earned-media strategy
• Executive communications and media training
• Product launches, funding announcements and market entry
• Public policy and regulatory communications
• Agency selection and management

Professional background

Alan has more than 25 years of experience in corporate communications and public relations. He is the former CEO of iAgency / InterActive Agency and now works through PressContact LLC, a Philadelphia-based public relations and communications consultancy.

His professional work has included communications for cybersecurity and technology companies, agency reviews and management, executive positioning, media outreach, product and company announcements, and communications support for complex technical subjects.

Selected experience

These case studies document selected communications work and the available public evidence behind it. They are not a complete client list and do not imply that every public result was caused solely by PressContact.

• Resecurity - threat research and coordinated media response
• Trend Micro - cybersecurity communications and media relations
• Afilias - infrastructure, technology and corporate communications
• Live365 - internet streaming and technology communications
• iAgency / InterActive Agency - historical agency work and press archive

How engagements work

Some clients need ongoing senior communications support. Others need focused help for a launch, an incident, a research release, executive preparation or a difficult announcement.

An engagement starts by clarifying the business and communications problem, the audiences that need to understand it, the facts that can be supported publicly and the decisions that must be made. From there, Alan can help shape the message, prepare the materials, coordinate media work and give leadership a clear process for responding.

Writing and published work

Alan has written and contributed to technology, cybersecurity, communications and media-related work. The authored archive identifies original publication, date and authorship rather than treating every piece as PressContact editorial content.

PressContact communications insights · The Road To Black Monday

Writing samples on Muck Rack · Writing samples on Clippings.me

Discuss a communications problem.

If a technical story is difficult to explain, a launch needs a sharper narrative, or an incident requires disciplined public communication, start with a focused conversation.