Ron Berkowitz


Ron Berkowitz is an American entrepreneur, publicist and former sports journalist. He is the CEO and founder of the New York City-based Berk Communications.

Early Life

Berkowitz was born on February 13, 1972 in New York City to parents Jack and Fran Berkowitz. Berkowitz earned a Bachelor of Science in broadcast journalism and political science with a minor in sports management from the University of Miami.

Career

While attending the University of Miami, Berkowitz worked for the university radio station doing play-by-play broadcasting for the baseball and basketball teams. After graduating, he began working as a reporter for WTOP in Washington D.C. Eventually, Berkowitz took a public relations job with the New York Yankees, before taking another PR role with FX. In 1999, he left the station and started Berk Communications.
Since founding the company, Berkowitz has represented some of Jay Z's business ventures, Michael Rubin, and does public relations work for Yoenis Céspedes, Robinson Cano, Kevin Durant, Dez Bryant and Meek Mill.
Berk Communications was acquired as an independent subsidiary by the MWWPR firm in October 2015, with Berkowitz continuing to serve as President and CEO of the company. In 2016, he received national media attention and recognition for his role in the makeover of New York Yankee, Alex Rodriguez following a suspension for use of performance-enhancing drugs. In July 2018, Berkowitz was a guest co-host on the CBS Sports Radio program Tiki and Tierney with Tiki Barber.