Together, founders Chandra and Chris Hosek have more than 40 years of experience in communications.

Chandra Hosek, Principal and Co-founder

 

Chandra Hosek co-founded H2 Strategic Communications in 2012, building upon a 20-year career in corporate and agency communications. She specializes in high-impact writing, research, and public relations programs for technology companies, associations, and other entities. She enjoys analyzing the confluence and divergence of organizations, technologies, and markets.

Her work spans software, hardware, and services companies in energy, security, project portfolio management, collaboration, video conferencing, IT operations, executive management, and other segments.

Chandra combines big-picture thinking with a fervent emphasis on building awareness via substance, not hype. She delves into what makes leaders and their organizations unique, telling their stories in ways that resonate with key influencers, partners, customers, and prospects. 

Most recently, Chandra served as director of corporate communications for ScienceLogic, where she positioned the company as one to watch in IT operations and cloud computing management. Prior to ScienceLogic, she managed corporate communications for LifeSize, the third largest provider of high-definition video conferencing equipment and services for businesses. 

Previously, Chandra managed national and international public relations for software provider NetQoS. She helped raise its visibility from a start-up to an established, important player in the network performance management space. NetQoS became one of the fastest growing technology companies in the U.S., with more than half of the Fortune 100 as customers and 31 sequential quarters of double digit revenue growth. This success led CA Technologies to acquire the company in 2009.

On the public relations agency side, Chandra managed technology clients for The Alliant Group and Edelman, the world’s largest PR firm.

Chandra has a bachelor’s degree in public relations from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. She spent a semester studying in England as a William Jewell Oxford Honors Scholar. In addition, she has a master’s degree in speech communication from Texas State University in San Marcos.

She and her husband Chris support several not-for-profit organizations in Austin, including Ballet Austin, Mack, Jack & McConaughey (MJ&M), and St. David’s Foundation. Chandra is the Chair of the 2022 St. David’s Foundation Toast of the Town Committee, which in 2020 raised a record $1.5 million in scholarships for students pursuing careers in healthcare.

Chris Hosek, Principal and Co-founder

 

Chris Hosek has more than 20 years of experience in political communications, media relations, and legislative policy. As principal and co-founder of H2 Strategic Communications, he specializes in developing communications plans, strategies, and messaging as well as lending crisis communications experience to clients.

Chris is also a principal of Texas Star Alliance, specializing in direct lobbying and state agency relations. He has experience with a broad range of legislative issues and policy initiatives including a specific expertise in the energy sector.

For five years, Chris served as the Chief of Staff to the Chair of the Railroad Commission of Texas. In addition to his duties running the Commission, he was responsible for message development, communications planning, media relations, crisis communications, and speech writing. Chris also served as the official media spokesman for the Chairman. The Railroad Commission is the regulatory body that oversees Texas’ energy industries including all levels of the oil and gas industry, pipeline safety, gas utility rates and the permitting and reclamation of coal and uranium mines.

Prior to his work at the Railroad Commission, Chris was a legislative director in the Texas House of Representatives for the 78th and 77th sessions. He served as the House’s committee aide to the Appropriations Committee, responsible for drafting the state’s two-year budget. He was also a committee aide on the House Energy Resources Committee, where he received his background in the energy field. In addition, Chris has worked on the Urban Affairs and State Recreational Resource committees.

Chris met with numerous international trade delegations at the Railroad Commission. He also participated in several trade missions to Mexico, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Philippines, Singapore, and Myanmar. In 2008, Chris was selected by the American Council of Young Political Leaders as a delegate to participate in an overseas governmental exchange with Taiwan. In 2015, Chris was asked to lead the same organization to Indonesia, Malaysia, and Qatar.

​In 2019, Chris was named D CEO Magazine’s “Innovator of the Year.” In 2018, Chris became the first energy lobbyist to win the Texas Oil and Gas Award for Service Excellence. In 2015, 2017, and 2019, Chris was ranked in the top “Power Ranking” by Capitol Inside, a Texas political publication. In 2013, he was recognized as a “Rising Star” on its 10th annual Texas Lobby Power Rankings.  Also, in 2013, the Austin Business Journal named him “Who’s Who in Energy.”

In addition to serving the legislative needs of his clients, Chris’ involvement with the community is robust. He was appointed to serve on the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC), a multi-state government entity that is viewed as the authority on domestic oil and gas issues. Chris has also served as an Urban Transportation Commissioner for the City of Austin.

Also, he sits on the board of Ballet Austin and is a Board Member for the Lone Star Success Academy, which improves the lives of troubled, at-risk, and vulnerable Texas youth by offering an alternative education. He also serves as a Trustee for the American Council for Young Political Leaders, a Washington D.C.-based organization that implements unique international exchange activities for political leaders worldwide. He is active in the Texas State Alumni Association and the Phi Delta Theta Alumni Association.