Who’s Who Where – October 2023
October 2023
Your public affairs peers are making big career moves. Keep up with who’s going where and what they’ll be doing.
Bess Anderson, formerly consultant, The Ingram Group; now director of government relations, stakeholder engagement, Tractor Supply
Elizabeth Carpenter, formerly president, Avalere Health LLC; now executive vice president, policy and research, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
Kelvin Chen, formerly managing director, head of regulatory affairs, Barclays U.S. Consumer Bank; now senior executive vice president, head of policy, Consumer Bankers Association
Jake Chervinsky, formerly chief policy officer, The Blockchain Association; now chief legal officer, Variant
Kelly Cushman, formerly vice president of domestic policy, National Pork Producers Council; now vice president of political affairs, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Allison DeRoberts, formerly manager of government affairs, Inspire Brands; now director, public affairs, The Wendy’s Company
Becca Durr, formerly principal, Public Strategies Washington, Inc; now director, federal government affairs, Novartis Corporation
Ryan Jackson, formerly government, political affairs, National Mining Association; now vice president, federal affairs, American Chemistry Council
Erica Klinger, formerly senior director of marketing, Association for Accessible Medicines; now vice president marketing, Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
Luther Lowe, formerly senior vice president for public policy, Yelp; now head of public policy, Y Combinator
Blaire Luciano, formerly director of public affairs, The Wendy’s Company; now head of government relations, Planet Fitness
Natalie Maciolek, formerly senior vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary, Kohler Co; now chief legal, government affairs officer, Molson Coors Beverage Company
Neil McKiernan, formerly chief of staff, Rep. Joe Courtney; now vice president for government affairs, American Defense International
Edward Smith II, formerly managing partner, DLA Piper; now senior vice president, public policy, government affairs, T-Mobile U.S., Inc
Caroline Stewart, formerly PAC director, Wells Fargo; now PAC manager, Discover Financial Services
Shelly Stoneman, formerly senior vice president, government relations, BAE Systems; now senior vice president, government affairs, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Lauren Williams, formerly director, government relations, American Bakers Association; now associate vice president, government relations, National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors
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