David Sommers
Strategic Communications | Crisis Leadership | Stakeholder Engagement
David Sommers is a strategic advisor and communications executive with more than 20 years of cross-sector leadership spanning public, private, and nonprofit sectors. He is the co-founder of Postscript Strategy, where he partners with organizations to solve complex challenges through operational insight, stakeholder alignment, and clear, trusted messaging.
David previously served as the chief communications executive for Los Angeles County, the largest municipal government in the country. There, he led media relations, crisis communications, and public engagement strategies for a $40+ billion enterprise with more than 100,000 employees. His work earned national recognition for building trust across diverse audiences, especially during moments of emergency and rapid change.
In the private sector, David held executive roles at Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 150, publicly traded company, and Pacific6 Enterprises, a multinational private equity fund. At Molina, he led workforce communications, engagement, and executive messaging across 42 states, supporting more than 25,000 employees. At Pacific6, he co-directed the parent company’s operations alongside Brandon Dowling, overseeing personnel and business functions across a portfolio that included healthcare, housing, aquaculture, and journalism.
He has also served as a local news executive, holding publisher, chief executive officer, and chief revenue officer roles for media companies in Southern California and Oregon, leading business transformation efforts, strategic fundraising, and digital platform growth.
Today, David brings that same systems-level leadership to client challenges at Postscript Strategy. He specializes in helping mission-driven teams communicate with authority, engage stakeholders effectively, and respond to high-stakes moments with confidence.