Though I had my start in politics, I have worked in public affairs, advertising and marketing for most of my career. I am currently a Managing Director at The Glover Park Group.
In brief:
After college and graduate school I got a job working for a leading Democratic political consulting firm. I spent the next ten years working to elect Democrats to state and federal office.
After a decade in politics I made the transition to corporate work. During this time I created the advocacy advertising and digital media business unit at Powell Tate, a Washington, D.C.-based public affairs firm.
A few years later I set up an independent consulting practice and worked out of my converted garage. (It’s still my favorite office.)
In 2008-2009 I took a year off to travel around the world with my wife and two children. We traveled to five continents and crossed 40 borders. We blogged our way around the world at The Wide Wide World.
Soon after returning, I joined The Glover Park Group as a Managing Director.
When people ask what I do I’ve never had a good answer. Not too many years ago a client referred to me as a “Thinking Partner.” As good a description as any.