 Tom Cochran |
Tom Cochran, who ran WhiteHouse.gov for President Obama, will join Edelman Oct. 29 as general manager of its digital & integrated marketing team in DC.
During his White House stint, Cochran helped develop the “We the People” petitions platform and ran the State Dept.’s global digital diplomacy effort.
He was the first person hired by Blue State Digital, which helped raise $1.2B online for Obama during his two presidential campaigns.
At Edelman, Cochran is responsible for D&IM’s team of strategy, planning, creative and social media content specialists.
He will report to Lisa Ross, Edelman DC/president.
Adam Shapiro, who helped develop FGS Global’s digital strategy, has joined Reevemark as its digital head.
Avika Dua, who was digital director for New York governor Kathy Hochul, has joined SKDK as a VP to work on both political and corporate campaigns.
Maxwell Nunes, who was director of paid media for South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg’s bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, has joined SKDK as executive VP.
Erin Gentry, one-time US president of Hill+Knowlton Strategies, has joined digital marketing shop Acronym as COO.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has agreed to appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23 to testify on the company’s consumer privacy and data security practices, as well as its ties with China's government.
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