About the agency
Mark Allen & Co. is an executive communications and strategic PR firm founded by Mark Pasetsky, a former magazine editor-in-chief and media executive. Pasetsky's biography lists leadership positions at Life & Style Weekly and OK! Magazine and a communications role with MTV Networks. The company describes more than 16 years serving technology, media, entertainment, advertising, financial services, wellness and cultural clients; it does not state a precise founding year on the inspected page.
The agency's leadership includes Jason Fink, executive vice president of editorial and media relations, R. Kurt Osenlund, vice president of client relations overseeing its Los Angeles office, and Frances Albán, a Miami-based vice president who supports executive communications. The firm's work includes CEO counsel, thought leadership, journalist outreach, crisis management, speaking engagements, awards strategy, partnerships and communications for AI-driven search visibility. The backgrounds of its editors, journalists and media relations specialists are part of its approach to developing stories that withstand editorial scrutiny.
Mark Allen & Co. publicly discusses campaign work for creative firms Erich & Kallman, Copacino and M+C Saatchi, and for AI and technology companies Exiger, Gist and GlassView. It also highlights entertainment company Revry. These are portfolio examples rather than claims of current client contracts. The agency's central proposition is preparing founders and senior executives for consequential media, product, speaking and reputational moments, rather than selling undifferentiated volume publicity.