Idalia Rodriguez
Idalia is Partner and Senior Advisor with 20 years of combined experience as a corporate investor and public relations officer, and as an investor relations advisor providing strategic counsel to private and public companies.
Idalia has worked in an advisory capacity for companies representing some of the largest initial public offerings on the NASDAQ and NYSE over the last decade. She has been a trusted advisor to Chief Executive Officers, Chief Financial Officers and other members of executive management teams for mid- to large-cap companies. Credited by her clients for her immersive style and extraordinary commitment to their success, she is viewed as being completely engaged in their business.
Idalia has successfully developed and implemented a diverse range of solutions to investor relations and corporate communications issues. Her areas of expertise include initial public offerings, crisis communications, proxy advisory, M&A and other strategic and financial transactions. Her client engagements have spanned industries that include Industrials, Building Products, Beauty, Financial Services, Leisure and Entertainment, Real Estate and Technology.
Prior to becoming an advisor, Idalia was Head of Investor Relations for Axeda Systems and Aqua America, where she managed active investor relations programs. Idalia directed and managed the first-ever Investor Day for Axeda Systems and led all communications efforts for the subsequent breakup of the company. She also managed multiple proxy voting efforts to secure shareholder approval for the sale.
In addition to her professional responsibilities, Idalia is a member of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) and she is the former Chair of the steering committee for NIRI’s Senior Roundtable. She presently serves as the Chair of the NIRI Ethics Committee. Previously she served as President of NIRI’s Philadelphia Chapter. She is also a member of New York Women in Communications and 100 Women in Finance. Idalia is bilingual in Spanish and English.
Idalia holds a BA from Immaculata University.