gayTim Gay, a senior VP at Grayling, author and former Capitol Hill press secretary, has moved to Levick in Washington.

Gay, who has penned four books on topics from World War II correspondents to baseball's Tris Speaker, was press secretary to Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Rep. (now Sen.) Tom Carper (D-DE). He writes frequently on history and politics for publications like the Washington Post, Boston Globe and USA Today.

Levick president Mark Irion calls Gray a "consummate public affairs professional and a true thought leadership specialist."

Gay also did an eight-year stint at Powell Tate.