Richard Chalk
CEO, REOC Communications
2026
Richard is CEO of REOC Communications, a strategic communications agency, based in London and Brussels, which specialises in preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE). Richard has a twenty-year track record of helping international institutions and governments structure their strategic communication, and building and running teams to deliver communications projects to address some of the most complex challenges in the world today. From 2012 to 2019, Richard worked closely with the UK Home Office to develop a pioneering approach to Counter Terrorism and Counter Violent Extremism communications.
The effort to eradicate hate requires the active participation of every component of our society, to include governments, the private sector, communities of faith and indeed every aspect of civil society. There is no more urgent task in front of us. The organizers of the Eradicate Hate Global Summit are doing the United States and the world an enormous service by tackling hatred and extremism with a focus on honest dialogue and conversation, genuine learning and practical solutions. This will not happen overnight, but the Pittsburgh community’s leadership in this effort is genuinely inspiring and motivating.
