David Levine, a top aide of President Obama and Hillary Clinton, has moved to BerlinRosen, the Democratic public affairs shop, as its first COO to oversee its finance, HR and operations functions.
Valerie Berlin, co-founder of the Manhattan shop, noted that Levine's management savvy would help guide BR as it grows to more than 110 staffers.
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David Levine"He will drive high-functioning operations, talent and recruitment to support our work as we continue to scale," she said.
Levine served as chief of staff in the Obama White House responsible for 234 people and national operations director at Obama for America, which ranks as the largest presidential campaign.
He was deputy COO for Clinton's presidential bid and in charge of its wind-down strategy.
Prior to joining the Obama team, Levine was national operations director for the Democratic National Committee and deputy COO for M+R Strategic Services.
Founded in 2005, BR has worked for Samsung, Ford Foundation, Brooklyn Public Library, Communications Workers of America, New York Mayor Bill DeBlasio and New Hampshire Senator Maggie Hassan.
DJE Holdings, parent of Edelman and Zeno, launches RUTH as an independent shop named after Ruth Edelman, mental health advocate, wife and longtime business partner of Dan Edelman.
New York City PR firms make up the largest slice of O'Dwyer's 147 firm overall ranking with 33 of 40 in the New York/New Jersey area either calling Manhattan their home or having a presence there.
Subject Matter+Kivvit, which joined forces in May, has rebranded as Avoq, an integrated shop with more than 200 professionals in Washington, New York, Asbury Park (NJ), Miami and Chicago.
While PR pros stationed at in-house comms. teams and those working for agencies share many of the same objectives, they also have markedly different top priorities, according to a recent report.
Edelman is cutting 240 employees or about four percent of its workforce to cope with the cooling down of the PR sector, according to a memo from CEO Richard Edelman.
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