Team
Danielle FornabaioSenior Vice President
Danielle Fornabaio is a senior vice president at Gladstone Place Partners. She is an experienced strategic communications professional that serves as a trusted counselor for clients in the areas of financial communications, media relations, litigation, reputation and issues management.
Danielle advises companies on shareholder activism defense and shareholder engagements. She counseled The Walt Disney Company throughout its two contests with Trian Partners as well as its engagements with Value Act, Third Point Management and Blackwells Capital. She supported Griffon Corporation throughout its contest with Voss Capital and has worked with a number of companies to prepare for potential shareholder activism.
She has advised several companies around significant transactions, including Qualcomm on its acquisition of Veoneer as well as Baxter International on its strategic realignment, the sales of its BioPharma Solutions business and Vantive, its Kidney Care business.
Danielle advises a variety of companies, including AB InBev, Baxter International, Intel and Duke Energy, on financial and corporate communications ranging from strategic positioning and quarterly earnings communications to ESG reporting and leadership transitions. She also supported Sun Country Airlines on its IPO.
Prior to joining Gladstone, Danielle was a director with FTI Consulting’s Strategic Communications segment where she supported clients across an array of communications needs and led several pro-bono projects for New York-based nonprofits. Before FTI, Danielle was an analyst with geopolitical research and risk analysis firm Political Alpha. She began her career at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Danielle holds a bachelor’s degree in Government from Georgetown University and is proficient in Italian.