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Who’s Who Where – September 2025

Who’s Who Where – September 2025

September 2025

Public affairs professionals are on the move. Stay up to date on their latest career transitions and new roles. 

Megan Becker, formerly finance director, NRSC; now manager of political affairs and leader of PAC, McKinsey D.C.

Matthew Bisenius, formerly external affairs, National Automatic Merchandising Association; now director of government relations, Procter & Gamble

Andy Blocker, formerly global head of public policy, and strategic partnerships, Invesco US; now head of policy, regulatory, and government relations, Edward Jones

Ivy Brittain, formerly legislative affairs director, Northern California Water Association; now regional director of state government affairs, Plastics Industry Association

Chris Burgoyne, formerly senior vice president of government and political affairs, American Hotel & Lodging Association; now consultant, Vox

Terrence Clark, formerly senior comms adviser and spokesperson, Justice Department; now corporate comms team handling crisis, issues and reputation management, Amazon

Adam Chelseth, formerly consultant, Deloitte; now director of government affairs for global operations, Mastercard

Dan Curran, formerly senior director for legislative affairs, Sierra Space; now senior director for global government relations, RTX

Christopher Dauer, formerly COO and chief program advancement officer, Hoover Institution, Stanford University; now president and CEO, State Policy Network

Stacey Dion, formerly head of global government affairs, Carlyle Group; now leading D.C. office, Western Digital

Kate Doherty, formerly vice president, Grand Valley Consulting; now director of government affairs, National Wooden Pallet and Container Association

Jordan Ebert, formerly banking and consumer finance counsel, Senate Banking Committee; now director of U.S. government affairs, Mastercard

Beth Ellikidis, formerly vice president, agriculture and environment, Biotechnology Innovation Organization; now director, federal government relations, Syngenta

Hodayah Finman, formerly acting director, Office of International Affairs, EPA; now senior director of regulatory affairs, Plastics Industry Association

Lawren Geer, formerly senior director of federal policy, McManus Group; now associate director of policy and public affairs, Servier

Erika Mogrovejo Hartingh, formerly director, partnership and outreach, SAMU First Response; now manager, federal government affairs, BNSF Railway

Stuart Holliday, formerly CEO, Meridian International Center; now senior vice president and chief public affairs officer, Lockheed Martin

Jake Kuhns, formerly director of federal government relations, Cargill; now vice president of domestic policy, National Association of Manufacturers

Carrianna Suiter Kuruvilla, formerly head of federal government relations, DoorDash; now senior director of government and external affairs, Ro

Jennifer Kuskowski, formerly vice president and head of government affairs, Siemens Healthineers; now senior vice president of government affairs and public policy, Edwards Lifesciences

Javier Lacayo, formerly head of policy communications, DoorDash; now director of policy and trust communications, Hims & Hers

Matt Lamy, formerly research analyst, McAllister & Quinn; now government affairs manager, Associated Equipment Distributors

Michael Lukso, formerly director for the Americas, Kraken; now head of government affairs, Association for Consumer Debt Relief

Gina Metrakas, formerly chief of staff, Housing and Urban Development; now head of federal advocacy, Capital One

Amir Nasr, formerly trade policy manager, Computer & Communications Industry Association; now public policy manager, Amazon

Jonathan Otto, formerly senior vice president of partnerships, Axios Live; now senior vice president of ad sales, North America, BBC News

Brent Perry, formerly senior leader, federal affairs team, Eastman Chemical; now director of federal affairs, McKinsey D.C.

Julia Reese, formerly senior legislative assistant, Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa); now federal government affairs principal, Nucor Corporation

Talia La Schiazza, formerly policy communications manager, Intel; now manager of policy and legal communications, Qualcomm

Emily Schillinger, formerly executive vice president, public affairs, American Investment Council; now chief communications officer, Edison Electric Institute

Hannah Seitzinger, formerly government relations manager of public policy and government relations, Medica; now director of state government affairs, Healthcare Distribution Alliance

Rachel Shekell, formerly public policy specialist, Plaid; now manager of government affairs and policy, Mastercard

Doug Troutman, formerly general counsel and senior vice president of government affairs, American Cleaning Institute; now senior advisor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Kiel Weaver, formerly director of environmental policy, NextEra Energy, Inc.; now chief advocacy officer, Edison Electric Institute

Evan Williams, formerly vice president, Chamber’s Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness; now senior government affairs officer, Investment Company Institute

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