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FGS Global is monitoring legislation in the areas of energy, agriculture, climate and oceans on behalf of S2G Ventures of Chicago.
S2G is the investment platform of Builders Vision, which was launched and is led Lukas Walton.
He is the grandson of Sam and Helen Walton, founders of Walmart and the Walton Family Foundation.
Builders Vision invests in and collaborates with non-profits, businesses, and others working towards sustainable solutions to societal and environmental challenges.
FGS has nine staffers working the S2G Ventures push. The team includes partners Catharine Ransom (senior climate & environmental advisor to Sen. Max Baucus); Anthony Reed (chief of staff to Rep. Denny Hastert); Grant Leslie (senior advisor to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack); and Jacqlyn Schneider (deputy staff director for the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry).
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.
