NYT Shines Spotlight on Former Facebook Flack Brandee Barker

Of course the entire New York Times staff does not read PRNewser obsessively. It’s just an amazing coincidence that Brandee Barker, former head of PR for Facebook, scored a full Times profile on the same day we included her in our second list of 14 tweeters to follow in 2014.

You’ve probably already seen Sheila Marikar‘s Times piece, but even if you have it’s worth a re-read to remind yourself why Barker currently serves as the go-to PR pro for startups, which all “want her on their side” at present.

Some highlights after the jump.

Since leaving Facebook in 2010, [Barker] has become perhaps the most sought-after image consultant in the start-up world, first on her own and, since March, as part of the boutique firm Pramana Collective, which also employs former heads of public relations from Twitter and Skype.

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