About the agency
RENEW PR is a Washington, DC public relations and strategic communications practice founded in 2015 by president Ben Finzel. It focuses on energy, the environment and equity, sectors requiring policy awareness, careful messaging and outreach to stakeholders with differing priorities. Rather than operating as a large fixed-staff agency, RENEW uses a core team and a network of independent senior strategists.
The company’s current leadership page identifies Mark Pimble as chief operating officer, joining in May 2021, and seven independent senior communication strategists working in Washington, San Francisco, Chicago, New England, Cincinnati and other markets. It also maintains partnerships with five outside firms for branding, research, advertising and related work. Its published case categories include strategy, messaging, media relations and partnerships.
This staffing structure supports locally informed campaigns while keeping senior expertise central. The official About and Team pages establish the 2015 origin and named leadership, whereas case results and client testimonials are company-attributed evidence rather than independently audited outcomes. Its energy/environment/equity practice and flexible senior network give the firm a distinct public-interest communications identity.