In the final installment of our legacy series on the leadership of Council President Doug Pinkham, we look at the member benefit that helped the Council stand apart – the expertise of its staff. Pinkham discusses how the pace of change in politics and public affairs made this readily available guidance more important than ever.

Election night brought a wave of change to Washington, D.C. Donald Trump will return to the White House in January to pursue his agenda, and the Senate and House both will now be in Republican control. What does all this mean for public affairs professionals hoping to make legislative gains in 2025? Read on for tips from our experts.

The election is done and dusted and the political ads have thankfully retreated for now, but is there really any downtime in our elections anymore? Inside Elections’ Nathan Gonzales examines the ebb and flow of the election cycle and why we won’t have much time to catch our collective breath before being pulled into other critical pieces of the election puzzle.

The executive vice president of industry engagement with the Consumer Brands Association talks about her career, which started in speech writing and PR and led to executive public affairs positions in both the corporate and association worlds – and what’s most different about those worlds. She also shares what she might be doing if she weren’t in public affairs.

The media landscape is experiencing seismic vibrations, in case you haven’t noticed. A new study by the Pew Research Center looks at the biggest “news influencers” and, perhaps not surprisingly, the majority are not affiliated with an actual news organization. Learn how they’re changing the way so many Americans think about politics and current events.

Your peers are taking new jobs at The Toy Association, Citibank, YouTube and Zillow, to name a few. Get the latest on the career moves in the public affairs community.