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Chartwell Strategy Group represents China’s iFlytek, which has been linked to the police crackdown on the mostly Muslim Uighur community living in the western Xinjiang region of the country.
The Financial Times reported that US universities are reconsidering research ties with iFlytek, China’s “national champion” in artificial intelligence, due to the mistreatment of the Uighurs.
Rutgers University severed its link with the company in April, while the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is re-examining its partnership with the maker of voice recognition software and voice-based internet & mobile products.
As subcontractor to Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, Chartwell will receive from $30K to $50K per month for strategic communications counsel.
The goal is to explain the "uses of iFlytek's technologies for the education, health and communications industries," according to its federal filing.
Chartwell may engage in political activities for iFlytek and conduct media outreach. Matt Epperly, managing director of Chartwell, and Alyse Lavoie rep the AI company.
They report to Elizabeth Moeller, who heads Pillsbury’s public policy group.
Tricia McLaughlin, the combative spokesperson for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, is leaving her post.
While finding the right solution to a problem is still important, the work that differentiates effective communications leaders is problem-finding—identifying the real risk before it becomes visible, reputational or irreversible.
Orchestra has recruited Deepika Sandhu for the senior VP-legal & crisis communications slot.
Apologies are often seen as a weakness or as proof that a leader has lost control of the narrative. But Donald Trump's failure to apologize after he posted—and then deleted—a video with a racist clip of Barack and Michelle Obama shows how flawed this mindset is.
Tim Allan, communications director for embattled British prime minister Keir Starmer, has quit as the Jeffrey Epstein scandal has engulfed Ten Downing Street.
