Phil Stanley

Manager of Events and Public Outreach

Phil Stanley is the Events and Public Outreach Manager at the Defense Industrial Base Institute (DIBI) at Northeastern University, a role he assumed in February 2026. He brings more than two decades of experience in event strategy, sponsorship design, audience engagement, and strategic partnership development across government, corporate, nonprofit, and association sectors.

Prior to joining DIBI, Stanley served as Senior Strategist at InVision Communications, where he advised Fortune 500 clients on flagship conference strategy, audience experience design, and sponsorship programs. Earlier, he served as Vice President of Strategic Services at Shepard Exposition Services, providing event strategy and planning for government agencies, associations, and nonprofits, and as Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at OVATION, Inc. He also held the role of Director of Event Strategy and Meeting Planning at Liberty Mutual Insurance, where he managed the company’s full portfolio of events and sponsorships. Throughout his career, he has operated Echo Experiential Marketing LLC, an event strategy and marketing firm he founded in 2008. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Tufts University.