Charles Sipkins

Charlie Sipkins is Co-Head of California and has more than two decades of experience working with clients across a variety of industries. As a fierce advocate on his clients’ behalf, Charlie understands that communications and stakeholder demands are rapidly changing and can profoundly impact an organization’s strategic business objectives.

Recent assignments include serving as the primary external communications advisor to Adobe and its management team; advising NVIDIA on numerous communications and regulatory challenges; advising the University of Southern California (USC)’s president and board of trustees for nearly a decade on various issues, including major campus protests, conference realignment and handling the largest sex abuse settlement in the history of education; and supporting Rivian, Roblox and numerous venture and start-ups through various communications challenges. For over 15 years, he has also served as a personal and strategic advisor to Los Angeles developer Rick Caruso.

Prior to joining FGS Global, Charlie served as EVP and Chief Communications Officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment. He launched the legacy Los Angeles offices of Sard Verbinnen and Finsbury and worked at the Abernathy MacGregor Group and other communications firms in LA and New York. Charlie began his career as a legislative assistant for Representative Martin Olav Sabo on the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations.

He grew up in Minneapolis and earned a B.A. in political science from Syracuse University. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and his teenage sons.