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Nvidia, a member of Wall Street’s “Magnificent Seven” stock group, has registered as a DC lobbyist.
The Santa Clara-based company is the leader in the production of artificial intelligence semiconductors, which are largely manufactured in Taiwan.
Its stock took a hit following president Trump’s Liberation Day announcement, which slapped a 32 percent tariff on goods from Taiwan.
Nvidia’s lobbying push is headed by VP-external affairs Ned Finkle, a 23-year veteran at Nvidia. He also did a 10-year run at Advanced Micro Devices.
He is joined by senior director government affairs Stewart Barber, who did a two-year stint in Trump’s first administration as special assistant to the president for international initiatives.
Finkle and Barber will deal with a wide range of AI issues related to US semiconductor, computer technology, workforce development, trade & export controls and energy.
Nvidia’s stock is trading at $106.30. They ranged in price from $153.13 and $75.61 over the past 52 weeks.
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.
