 Eric Burgeson |
Eric Burgeson, who was chief of staff to former Pennsylvania Congressman Bill Schuster, has landed at Delta Air Lines as managing director of government affairs.
Schuster, who served 16 years in Congress, was chairman of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee when he stepped down in January.
Burgeson served as Schuster's chief of staff for seven years. He was also chief of staff at the Dept. of Energy and worked in the Bush II White House as associate director of cabinet affairs.
Burgeson has PA firm experience from stints at Haley Barbour's BGR Group and The Mercury Group.
Ballard Partners has signed to a represent the US unit of Rheinmetall, Germany’s biggest defense contractor, on Army procurement issues.
BGR Group signs on to provide lobbying and PR services for Terzo, an AI financial intelligence platform. Douglas Lute, chair of BGR’s international and defense practices, will join Terzo’s board of directors.
Avoq has landed Palantir Technologies, the controversial surveillance company founded by right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, as a client.
Anne Kierig, who was senior manager of public policy at Amazon, has joined the American Advertising Federation as VP-government affairs. She takes over for Clark Rector, who is retiring after a 37-year run at AAF.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which was established in compliance with the executive order signed by President Trump, has hired Valcour LLC, which has close ties with his administration.
