Daniel Diermeier has lectured globally on crisis and reputation management, integrated strategy, activists and consumer boycotts, political strategy and regulatory management. He has also led customized programs in biotechnology, energy, financial services, manufacturing, medical marketing, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, media management, regulatory management, security management, and transportation management. been an advisor to some of the world’s leading companies.

His clients include: Abbott Laboratories, Accenture, ADT, AHIP, Allianz, Baker & McKenzie, Baxter International, BP, Cargill, the City of Chicago (Office of the Mayor), CIBC, ConAgra, The Dallas Morning News, Edelman, Exelon, the FBI, W. W. Grainger, GroupOn, Guidant, HSBC, IFCO Systems, Intercontinental Exchange, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft, McDonald’s, Metro AG, Metro Cash & Carry International, Nicor, People’s Energy, REWE Group, Roche Diagnostics, Shell, State Farm, Takeda, and United Health Group.

In December 2004 he was appointed to the Management Board of the FBI. He has also served as a senior advisor to PricewaterhouseCoopers and as an advisory board member for Quantum Secure, a security management technology company. Professor Diermeier is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago, and author of Reputation Rules: Strategies for Building Your Company’s Most Valuable Asset (McGraw-Hill, April 2011).