Edelman’s StrategyOne research unit has recruited Hill+Knowlton Strategies exec Peter Ventimiglia as executive VP and geography lead for its Washington, D.C., operation.
Ventimiglia, who has advised and conducted polling for both corporations and political candidates, was president of Public Strategies Research and U.S. director primary research and data insights at H+K.
He did a one-year stint at StrategyOne in 2002 before an eight-year run at Lombardo Consulting Group, the firm of Strategy One CEO Steve Lombardo.
StrategyOne has also promoted Barbara Coons to head of operations and deputy geography lead handling clients like Visa, Chevron and Boeing.