 Parita Shah |
Parita Shah, who was chief of staff at the Millennium Challenge Corp., the US foreign aid agency that grants assistance to countries committed to sustainable development and reduction of poverty, has joined Pandora streaming service as public affairs head.
Prior to MCC, Shah was VP at APCO Worldwide and press secretary for President Obama's Commerce Dept. chief Gary Locke and ex-Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
She served as New Mexico communications director at Obama for America and as a member of the John Kerry for President advance team.
Pandora made news March 21 with the acquisition of AdsWizz, one of the few ad tech firms that focus on digital audio.
The Interactive Advertising Board reports digital audio advertising is growing at a 42 percent clip.
Pandora expects AdsWizz will help it monetize inventory and make it easier for advertisers to buy space and measure campaign effectiveness.
Husch Blackwell Strategies has added FleishmanHillard alum Michael Slatin as a principal in its public affairs group.
Rory Cooper, a veteran Republican operative and policy specialist, has joined Teneo’s Washington office as senior managing director in its strategy & communications practice.
Brian Fallon, who served as national press secretary for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential run, is signing on next month as Vice President’s Kamala Harris’ campaign communications director.
TikTok is nothing more than a Chinese propaganda tool that poses “a grave threat to America’s national security and, in particular, impressionable children and young adults,” say two Congressmen who want the platform registered as a foreign agent.
Public Strategies Washington has added Abbie Sorrendino, a former aide to now Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
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