Congratulations to the following public affairs professionals on their recent career moves.
Bruce Huntington Andrews, formerly senior vice president and managing partner, SoftBank Group International; now corporate vice president and chief government affairs officer, Intel Corporation
Bill Behrens, formerly head of federal government affairs & policy, General Electric; now vice president and global head of government affairs, The Kraft Heinz Co.
Shawn Bone, formerly senior counsel for communications and technology policy, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; now director of federal regulatory public policy, Verizon
Arielle Broussard, formerly manager, PAC & government affairs, Transamerica; now corporate political outreach director, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
Ed Bryant, formerly vice president for stakeholder engagement, United Way of Greater St. Louis; now vice president of public affairs and communications, Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC
Alvin Chan, formerly director government relations, HP; now senior director for public policy, Samsung Electronics America
Mo Cowan, formerly, president, global government affairs and policy, GE; now chief legal and external affairs officer, Devoted Health
Kim Durcho, formerly vice president, BIPAC; now grassroots director, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA)
Leah Evangelista, formerly senior vice president, external affairs, Federation of American Hospitals; now chief public affairs officer, Children’s Hospital Association
Celia Glassman, formerly senior legislative assistant, Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho); now director of government relations, Alliance
Bethany Hoff, formerly political affairs director at NAMIC; now manager, PAC fundraising at BAE Systems, Inc.
Stewart Holmes, formerly vice president, Washington operations, Textron Inc.; now executive vice president, government and customer relations, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
Anna Kain, formerly assistant vice president, government affairs, Synchrony Financial; now manager, federal affairs, Verizon Communications Inc.
Reana Kovalcik, formerly communications adviser on climate, American Forests; now director of public affairs, Organic Trade Association
Daniel Gregory Kroese, formerly staff director at committee on homeland security, United States House of Representatives; now senior director, U.S. government affairs, Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Katie McBreen, formerly vice president, communications and strategy, Consumer Brands Association; now vice president of communications, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Sarah Meek, formerly senior director of legislative affairs, American Network of Community Options and Resources; now federal affairs director, BlueCross BlueShield
Mara Motherway, formerly vice president, government relations and military affairs, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.; now senior vice president, government and customer relations, Peraton Inc.
Lila Nieves-Lee, formerly vice president of government affairs, Autos Drive America; now senior director for U.S. government engagement, Visa Inc. appointed
Jack Quinn, formerly head of state government affairs, Alexion; now vice president of state affairs, Cambia Health Solutions
Evangelos Razis, formerly manager, government relations, Fujitsu America, Inc.; senior manager, public policy, Workday, Inc.
Erica Sander, formerly manager, public affairs and PAC, Trinity Industries; now vice president, consulting, Aristotle
Shannon Taylor, formerly senior vice president and senior counsel for government affairs, Information Technology Industry Council; now head of technology and manufacturing policy, Intel Corp.
July & August Who’s Who
Elizabeth “E.R”. Anderson, formerly vice president, communications and government relations, HR Policy Association; now public affairs director, Randstad
Sarah Arbes, formerly assistant secretary, legislation, HHS; now vice president for federal affairs and alliance development, bluebird bio
Ken Barbic, formerly assistant secretary, Office of Congressional Relations at USDA; now head of policy and global government relations, Farmers Business Network
Justin Beland, formerly director of government affairs, American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association; now vice president, government relations and advocacy, National Psoriasis Foundation
Chatrane Birbal, formerly vice president of public policy; Society of Human Resource Management; now vice president of government relations, HR Policy Association
Jennifer Brooks, formerly operations manager, Northrop Grumman; now vice president, communications, Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions
Bo Bryant, formerly director, government relations and strategic engagement, AmeriCorps; now senior vice president, government relations, US Cannabis Council
Tom Bush, formerly legislator director, Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.); now senior director for government relations, Airbus
Morgan Butler, formerly digital director, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.); now engagement and outreach manager, public policy, Twitter
Dominic Carr, formerly vice president of public affairs, Microsoft; now vice president of communications, Lyft
Francisco Carrillo, formerly director for Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-Calif.); now senior director of federal government relations, Pfizer
Harry Clapsis, formerly manager of government affairs, Semiconductor Industry Association; now director of government affairs, Ampere Computing
Katie Chipps, formerly second vice president, external affairs government relations, Travelers; now vice president of PAC services, DDC Public Affairs
Brendan J. Coffman, formerly contributor, Patent Progress; now public policy manager, antitrust and competition, Facebook, Inc.
Maryam Khan Cope, formerly director of government affairs, Semiconductor Industry Association; now U.S. government affairs, ASML
Robert Cresanti, formerly president and chief executive, International Franchise Association; now managing director, Accenture
Steven P. “Steve” Croley, formerly partner, Latham & Watkins LLP; now chief policy officer and general counsel, Ford Motor Company
Greg Daniel, formerly head of U.S. health care policy, Edwards Lifesciences; now global head of public policy, Eli Lilly and Company
David Daniels, formerly communications coordinator, Socrates; now senior specialist for state and local government affairs, Tyson Foods
Jennifer Deci, formerly senior counsel, Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho); now vice president of U.S. government affairs, Managed Funds Association
Ashley De Smeth, formerly head of public affairs, Postmates; now director of federal affairs, Grubhub
Brennan Duckett, formerly director of government affairs, Retail Industry Leaders Association; now technology and innovation policy director, National Restaurant Association
Stephanie Dyson, formerly vice president and head, government affairs and public policy, Biogen Inc.; now vice president and head, U.S. policy and government affairs, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Nicole Elam, formerly vice president and government relations manager, JPMorgan Chase & Co.; now president and CEO, American Bankers Association
Leah Evangelista, formerly senior vice president of external affairs, Federation of American Hospitals; now chief public affairs officer, Children’s Hospital Association
Ben Evans, formerly vice president for public affairs, Alliance to Save Energy; now federal legislative director, The U.S. Green Building Council
Sabrina Fang, formerly senior director, media relations, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; now vice president, communications, National Venture Capital Association
Lydia Gleason, formerly director of political fundraising, Oorbeek Memmott Group; now government affairs PAC manager, Siemens Corporation
Connor Hamburg, formerly lobbyist for the Renewable Fuels Association; now manager of government and industry affairs, Nutrien
Matt Herrick, formerly communications director, Department of Agriculture; now senior vice president of public affairs, communications & executive director, IDFA Foundation, International Dairy Foods Association
Edward Hill, formerly vice president of federal public affairs, McGuireWoods Consulting; now vice president of government relations, ViacomCBS
Krister Holladay, formerly chief of staff, Kay Granger (R-Texas); now legislative affairs, American President Lines
Jessica Hogle, vice president of federal affairs and chief sustainability officer, PSG&E; now vice president of federal affairs, TVA
Dakota Jackson, MPA, formerly government relations manager, Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc.; now senior manager of political affairs, National Retail Federation
Broderick D. Johnson, formerly senior counsel, Covington; now executive vice president, public policy and digital equity, Comcast Corporation
James L. Kaplan, formerly senior advisor, office of corporate communications, Defense Intelligence Agency; now director, government relations, Raytheon Technologies Corporation
Rachel Kelley, formerly finance director, CLT Host 2020, Inc.; now associate vice president of political affairs, Mortgage Bankers Association
Aaron Kleiner, formerly senior director and chief of staff, Microsoft; now director for government affairs and public policy, Unity Technologies
David Krone, formerly chief of staff, Harry Reid (D-NV); now senior partner and global head of public policy, Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Brian Levine, formerly head of regulatory affairs and public policy, Hulu; now global head of government relations, Riot Games
Amy Travieso Loveng, formerly chief of staff to Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas); now senior director of federal relations, American Petroleum Institute
Danny Marti, formerly head of global government affairs, RELX; now head of global policy, Tencent
Becca Martin, formerly senior director of government affairs, Cargill; now director of federal affairs, Grubhub
Sasha Moss, formerly senior director, InSight Public Affairs; now public policy manager, Coinbase
Lara Muldoon, formerly senior tax and economic adviser, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.); now senior director of government affairs, Technology Industry Council
Melissa Chandler Murphy, formerly chief of staff, Rep. David Rouzer (R-N.C.); now director of stakeholder engagement, Duke Energy
Meg Novak, formerly government affairs and PAC manager, Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International; now PAC manager, American College of Cardiology
Jonathan Nurse, formerly federal relations, Florida State University; now director of federal relations, The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Wayne Palmer, formerly deputy assistant secretary, Mine Safety & Health Administration, Department of Labor; now senior adviser for federal affairs, Industrial Minerals Association
Michael Pratt, formerly chief communications officer, Operation Warp Speed; now senior group director for strategic policy, advocacy and government communications, Real Chemistry
Caroline Powers, formerly senior director of federal relations, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; now senior vice president for external affairs, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Glenn T. Reynolds, formerly head, government & industry affairs, Iconectiv; now vice president, technology policy and government relations, Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions
Ibn Akbar Salaam, formerly director, government affairs, FLIR Systems, Inc.; now director, federal legislative affairs, Waste Management, Inc.
James C. “J. C.” Sandberg, formerly managing director and executive counsel, global government affairs and policy, GE Renewable Energy; now chief advocacy officer, American Clean Power Association
Steven Selde, formerly assistant director, ASCA; now director, Association for Accessible Medicines
Kate Silina, formerly crisis communications, Sunshine Sachs; now communications director and public affairs lead, Visa
Faryar Shirzad, formerly global co-head of government affairs, Goldman Sachs; now chief policy officer, Coinbase
Keith Stephenson, formerly director of state and local government affairs, National Restaurant Association; now director of public affairs, IAAPA (International Assoc. of Amusement Parks and Attractions)
Scott Stockwell, formerly deputy chief of staff/legislative director, Representative Dave Loebsack (D-Iowa); now director, government affairs, CTIA
Stephanie Stouffer, formerly corporate business development, Phone2Action; now director of communications, American Gas Association
Matt Stroia, formerly chief of staff, Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.); now senior director of federal government relations, Pfizer
Tiffany Waddell, formerly senior adviser and director of federal relations, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan; now director of government relations, National Governors Association.
Courtney Genosi Watson, formerly vice president, federal and civilian markets, US government integrated solutions, Raytheon; now senior vice president, government relations, Parsons Corporation
Connor Woodrich, formerly senior policy advisor, TC Energy; now senior manager, state and local governmental affairs; Nuclear Energy Institute
Stefania Yanachkov, formerly government affairs and stakeholder engagement, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute; now federal policy, Waymo
