Spear’s Review

Former journalist Salamander Davoudi co-founded Tancredi in 2015 to offer a bespoke communications service with a ‘results-driven’ approach.

Today the firm works with corporates, private equity firms, luxury brands and private individuals in matters involving reputation, corporate, financial and litigation communications, and crisis management. 

When it comes to crisis-related work, the firm’s philosophy is to grasp the issues as quickly as possible and develop a strategy to ensure the accurate representation of facts in the media and by third parties. 

In July 2026, it was announced that Tancredi was acquired by strategic communications firm PPHC; it will operate as part of the group’s TrailRunner International business, with Davoudi set to serve as global head of litigation.

Adviser Profile

Salamander leads the firm’s reputational strategy and crisis management work, specialising in sensitive matters involving litigation, activist pressures, regulatory inquiry and geopolitical risk. Often retained at moments of acute uncertainty, she listens with precision, extracts essential truths and builds narrative architectures that support both defence and progress.

‘Clients consider me their Praetorian Guard,’ she says, ‘not because we obstruct inquiry or evade scrutiny, but because we are unflinching in analysis and fiercely protective.’

Known for clarity under pressure, Salamander helps clients move swiftly from diagnosis to action. For her, communications is not the art of spin, but the craft of coherence.