Craig Savage is a public affairs and strategic communications executive with nearly 30 years of experience across the defense, aerospace, energy, and government sectors. He works at the intersection of industry, government, and community, transforming complex challenges into collaborative solutions that drive client growth.

Early in his career, Savage supported public relations and marketing for the NFL and The Walt Disney Company. He later held executive communications and government affairs roles with Airbus, The Boeing Company, Austal USA, and BP, including serving as a media relations director during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response. He is also a career U.S. Air Force public affairs officer, with active-duty and reserve leadership assignments spanning the Indo-Pacific region, NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, and U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command.

Savage specializes in strategic communications, crisis management, and stakeholder engagement, with a focus on infrastructure, workforce development, supply chain, and legislative advocacy. Notable campaigns include a $1 billion aerospace infrastructure expansion, a 4,600-plus shipbuilding workforce ramp-up, a $55 million Florida tourism marketing campaign, crisis response support to the 2018 Tham Luang, Thailand cave rescue, and support to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Savage is active in civic and industry leadership across the U.S. Gulf Coast, serving on the boards of the Boys and Girls Clubs of South Alabama, the Gulf United Metro Business Organization (GUMBO), Coastal Alabama Partnership, USA Health, and as a co-founder of the Alabama Aerospace and Defense Council.