About Us
Meet the Infoition Leadership Team
Jeff Trexel
Jeff Trexel, Infoition’s president and chief executive officer, founded the company in 2003. The idea for Infoition came to Jeff as he watched world leaders struggle to keep up on relevant news when serving as the communications director and chief spokesman for a United States Representative. Prior to serving on Capitol Hill, Jeff worked as a corporate communications manager for American Management Systems and Hill and Knowlton’s public affairs and corporate practice groups, where his work was honored by PR Week and the Chicago Publicity Club. Jeff currently serves as the Greater Washington DC Chapter Chair for the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals.
Paul McNeal
Paul McNeal, our executive vice president, plays a vital role in managing the company’s growth, daily operations and technology development. Before joining Infoition, Paul worked as an information and business-development specialist for the U.S. Defense Department’s Threat Reduction Agency. Paul is also a 10-year, decorated U.S. Navy veteran. While sailing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, he specialized in the transmission of critical communications.
James Hurla
James Hurla, our Managing Director of Operations, is responsible for Infoition’s content policy and practices. Since joining the company as one of our first employees, James has expanded the initial content staff to the current set of specialized Content Directors and industry groups that we have today. James brings sound news judgment and a keen understanding of how to provide quality content for our customers. James has Bachelor of Science degrees in Public Relations and Print Journalism from Kansas State University.
Advisory Board
Gene Reineke, Chief Operating Officer, Hill & Knowlton USA
Based in Hill and Knowlton's Chicago office, Reineke is a senior corporate communications counselor. He has carried out crisis communications and issues management assignments as well as community and government relations work for clients in industries such as transportation, telecommunications, energy and defense. He is Chairman of Hill & Knowlton’s political action committee. Prior to joining Hill and Knowlton in 1998, Gene served for nearly 20 years in the public policy arena specializing in crisis management, legislative and regulatory affairs as well as economic development and media relations. Gene was Chief of Staff to the Governor of Illinois and a member of the Governor’s cabinet. Currently, Gene sits on the boards of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, the New Hampshire based SCA (Students Conserving America), the Chicago 2016 Olympic International Relations Committee and is a member of the Executives’ Club of Chicago.
Dr. Robert C. Varney, Entreprenur, CEO
Robert C. Varney, Ph.D., is a seasoned entrepreneur, technology innovator and value-centered company leader. Over the course of his professional career, Varney has served as CEO of three different companies, two of which he shepherded through a successful public offering and merger with a larger company. Dr. Varney was an industry spokesperson for responsible and rational call center legislation. He was invited to the White House, as part of a select group of CEOs, for an economic briefing by President Clinton. Dr. Varney holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Rochester and an M.S. and PhD in computer science from Pennsylvania State University.
E. Bruce Harrison, Adjunct Professor, Masters' Degree Program at Georgetown University
Recognized by PRWeek as one of the "Top 100 Most Influential PR People of the 20th Century" for his work with companies in environmental and social responsibility, Bruce Harrison has provided counsel on greening/sustainability matters to more than 50 Fortune 500 companies over the course of his career as vice president of Freeport-McMoran, CEO of his Washington-based consultancy, and founder/franchiser of EnviroComm International in the U.S. and Europe. Bruce is a member of the Public Relations Society of America Hall of Fame (Washington, DC) and served as the executive director of the Arthur W. Page Society, a professional association composed primarily of the chief communications officers of the world's top multinational corporations. Currently, he is an Adjunct Professor, teaching a course on Corporate Crisis Communications in the Masters' Degree Program at Georgetown University.