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| Cynthia Hogan |
Cynthia Hogan has returned to the National Football League as senior advisor to commissioner Roger Goodell.
She exited the NFL in 2016 for Apple, where she held the VP public policy and government affairs post.
When she joined the NFL in 2014, Hogan was SVP and then EVP of public policy and government affairs, working on the league’s legislative initiatives and helping team owners deal with local and state matters.
Before the NFL, she was deputy assistant to president Obama and counsel to VP Joe Biden.
Average NFL TV viewership for the 2021 season was up 10 percent to 17.1M, which was its highest mark since 2015.
The league added another game to its 16-week schedule in 2021.


Lionsgate, which brings together diversified motion picture and television production and distribution businesses, promotes Laurel Pecchia to SVP, corporate communications... Anonymous Content, a New York-based film production and management company, recruits former Showtime/MTV executive vice president Liza Burnett Fefferman as chief communications and marketing officer, a newly created position... Legacy Motor Club brings on Ryan Grab as VP, marketing and communications.
Stagwell has named Lena Petersen, a veteran of MediaLink, Starcom MediaVest and Leo Burnett, chief brand and communications officer.
Carrie Healey has joined the National Association of Broadcasters as VP communications. Most recently, she was program lead at Purple Strategies.
HAVAS Red names Adeena Fried EVP health & wellness, based in New York... Genius Sports Limited, a provider of real-time sports data, names Tony Marlow as CMO... Deerfield Group, which works with clients in the healthcare and life sciences sectors, promotes Bill Veltre to chief media officer... The Public Affairs Council brings on Monica Day as senior manager in its political affairs practice, Deanna Wisniewski as senior manager of communications and Sam Kasner as manager of events.
Imre names Paulina De la Riva chief strategy officer. De la Riva joins the agency from Ogilvy Health, where she most recently served as EVP, strategy for North America... FNK IR, a strategic investor relations firm focused on smaller cap companies, brings on Greg McKinley as director, investor relations... Bear Icebox Communications, a Chicago-based firm, promotes Sean Wille to VP, strategy + operations... Abode Worldwide, a specialist firmthat works across hotels, short-term rentals and the wider serviced living sectors, appoints Kerry Wilson as chief operating officer.



