Director of Communications

Craig Keller

As Director of Communications for ESS, Craig leads all public relations and marketing communications for the company. He’s deeply passionate about positioning ESS to deliver on its mission to reduce preventable deaths and injuries globally from crashes involving disabled and vulnerable vehicles. Prior to ESS, Craig was Head of Communications for Toyota Connected North America, a technology firm focused on connected intelligence services. He also served a decade as Director of Corporate Relations at Allstate Insurance Company, where he led the company’s CSR function, as well as communications for Arity – Allstate’s big data/connected car unit. Craig holds an M.S. degree in Integrated Marketing Communications from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, and a B.A. in Communication from the University of Illinois at Chicago
As Director of Communications for ESS, Craig leads all public relations and marketing communications for the company. He’s deeply passionate about positioning ESS to deliver on its mission to reduce preventable deaths and injuries globally from crashes involving disabled and vulnerable vehicles. Prior to ESS, Craig was Head of Communications for Toyota Connected North America, a technology firm focused on connected intelligence services. He also served a decade as Director of Corporate Relations at Allstate Insurance Company, where he led the company’s CSR function, as well as communications for Arity – Allstate’s big data/connected car unit. Craig holds an M.S. degree in Integrated Marketing Communications from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, and a B.A. in Communication from the University of Illinois at Chicago