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| Eric Feldman |
Eric Feldman, who headed federal and international affairs at Airbnb, has signed on at General Motors as executive director of federal affairs. He will take the post on June 26.
As the automaker’s senior Democratic lobbyist, Feldman will pair with his Republican counterpart Hollyn Schuemann to engage with Congress and federal government officials.
Schuemann worked for Louisiana Congressman & House Commerce and Energy chair Billy Tauzin.
Feldman was chief of staff for Michigan Senator Gary Peters and held the same post when he served in the House. He also did a stint as deputy research director for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
Peters is active in emerging auto technology sector issues such as autonomous driving and cybersecurity.
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.
