Gayle Khait is a veteran of the entertainment industry, strategizing for movies, television, and talent both in front of and behind the camera. A seasoned publicist, Khait has played a vital role in successful and personalized campaigns that have garnered coveted Oscar®, and Emmy® Award nominations and wins.
Khait began her career at Wolf Kasteler where she worked with actor clients including Laura Dern, Samuel L. Jackson, Cindy Crawford, Forest Whitaker and Kristin Davis, among others. During her tenure, she discovered a proficiency for crafting strategy and developed a wide-ranging communications skill set.
In 2022, she founded Khait & Co, a boutique public relations firm where she crafts publicity campaigns for distinguished showrunners, filmmakers, producers, and entertainment companies. Clients include Sera Gamble, Anna Winger, Liz Hannah, Wyatt Rockefeller, and Highwire Media.
Khait spent four years overseeing the Los Angeles office for Bumble Ward’s Hive Communication Collective which provided a full complement of communications services. She created and executed publicity campaigns for filmmakers including Sofia Coppola, Luca Guadagnino, Thomas Vinterberg, Paolo Sorrentino and the late Jean-Marc Vallée. On the film side, she worked on awards strategy for titles including “The Life Ahead,” “On the Rocks,” “The Hand of God,” and Academy Award winners “Parasite” and “Another Round.”
Khait has been a featured speaker at AFI Conservatory, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation and the USC Annenberg School for Communications. She is a native of Los Angeles and has also resided in London, Paris, and Toronto.