Prosek Partners Expands Private Markets Team, Hires James Isola as Managing Director

NEW YORK, NY - October 21, 2026 - Prosek Partners ("Prosek"), a leading global integrated communications and marketing firm, today announced that James Isola has joined as a Managing Director in New York. Isola brings extensive experience in strategic communications and reputation management across private markets and the broader financial services industry, further strengthening Prosek's capabilities in advising leading alternative investors.

Isola joins Prosek from Oakley Capital, where he served as Head of Communications, overseeing the private equity firm's communications strategy and advising portfolio company leadership onissues management. Previously, he was a Partner at Maitland/AMO. At Prosek, he will work primarily across the firm's private markets clients, drawing on his broader experience across private equity, asset management, infrastructure, investment banking and shareholder activism.

"Private markets are evolving rapidly, creating new opportunities and communications challenges for firms navigating an increasingly competitive and complex environment," said Isola. "Prosek has built an impressive reputation as a trusted advisor to many of the world's leading financial institutions by understanding the nuances of the industry and the businesses it serves. I'm looking forward to helping clients navigate the forces shaping both their businesses and the global economy."

"James brings deep industry expertise and a unique perspective from his experience working both in-house and as an advisor to leading financial institutions," said Jen Prosek, Founder and Managing Partner at Prosek Partners. "His appointment reflects our continued investment in our people and commitment to delivering the highest level of strategic counsel to our clients."

About Prosek Partners
Prosek Partners builds and protects brands across complex industries. Among the largest independent, integrated communications and marketing firms globally, Prosek provides leaders with strategic counsel, global insights and creative problem solving to navigate change, deliver business impact and shape what's next.

Prosek assembles custom, multidisciplinary teams to drive outcomes in the moments that matter most - from mergers, crises and leadership transitions to IPOs, market entry and rebrands that shape how companies are valued, understood and positioned to win.

Capabilities span corporate and financial communications, public affairs, investor relations, transaction services, crisis communications and issues management, and specialized advisory. Prosek also operates a proprietary networking and convening platform that connects clients with influential leaders, ideas and opportunities. Prosek's strategic branding, advertising and go-to-market agency - Prophecy - turns creativity into commercial impact, offering a full range of brand strategy, creative, digital experience, content, and production solutions.

Prosek is a certified Woman-Owned Business and has been named PRWeek's Best Place to Work and PRovoke Media's Global and North American Financial Agency of the Year. It has topped the Mergermarket league tables for global M&A and been named a top five shareholder activism agency. For more information, please visit www.prosek.com or follow the firm on LinkedIn.