Loren Riegelhaupt is a Partner and President of New York Public Affairs at SKDK, where he leads the firm’s New York office and advises clients navigating high-profile crises, complex public affairs challenges, and corporate reputation issues. He also co-leads SKDK’s healthcare practice, which he launched in 2020.
With more than 25 years of experience in corporate communications, public affairs, and crisis management, Loren has developed strategic communications campaigns for organizations facing significant regulatory, political, and public scrutiny. He is widely recognized for his expertise in healthcare communications, having led initiatives spanning insurance policy, hospital restructuring, labor relations, Medicaid funding, and major philanthropic announcements, including the landmark gift that made tuition free in perpetuity at the Montefiore Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He also oversaw all crisis communications for one of New York’s largest health systems during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Loren and his work have been recognized and honored by numerous publications for his leadership in communications and healthcare including 2026 PR Week’s Healthcare Awards: Outstanding Agency Professional Runner Up, City and State Who’s Who In Communications, a Power Player in Health Care by Politics NY/AMNY and Crain’s New York Notable Leaders in Advertising, Marketing and PR, among others. In 2024 City and State wrote, “Loren Riegelhaupt has been in the thick of the most contentious health care policy battles over the past year.”
He lives in Rye, New York and volunteers with local nonprofit organizations. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Colgate University.
