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| CR Wooters |
SKDK brings on CR Wooters, who was most recently senior director and head of federal affairs at Uber, as a principal in the agency’s public affairs practice.
At Uber, Wooters directed all executive engagement in Washington. He previously founded FIO360, a boutique public affairs consultancy advising Fortune 500 companies on strategy, crisis management, policy and coalition building.
Wooters has also served as a principal at Mehlman Consulting and chief of staff to Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).
“CR is a trusted advisor with deep expertise in the technology industry and firsthand insight into the complex challenges facing today's c-suite,” said SKDK chief executive officer Doug Thornell.


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