Ed GillespieEd Gillespie, the veteran GOP operative and PR advisor, is now a senior counselor to Brunswick Group in Washington.

Gillespie continues to run four-year-old Ed Gillespie Strategies in addition to his role with the independent Brunswick.

He is a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, White House counselor to President George W. Bush, and key Romney advisor during the 2012 presidential campaign.

In the private sector, Gillespie ran a PR firm with former RNC chair Haley Barbour and founded WPP lobbying and PA powerhouse Quinn Gillespie & Associates.

He also co-founded the super PAC Crossroads GPS with Karl Rove.