Kish Rajan, who directed economic development efforts for California Governor Jerry Brown, has joined Edelman's Sacramento office at senior VP.
He ran the Governor's Office of Economic Development (Go Biz) established by Brown to turbocharge job creation in the Golden State, which ranks as the globe's No. 7 economy.
Rajan, who exited Go Biz in May, also served as Southern California Leadership Council president, Walnut Creek city council member and Sandisk North American sales director.
Edelman's Sacramento office is the top PA operation in California's capital city. It registered $3.9M in fees last year.
Steve Telliano is Edelman's Sacramento's GM.
Development Counsellors International is working with Economic Development Winnipeg to position that Canadian city as a premier location for business investment.
The Vogel Group is working with the Ukraine Future Business Council to promote an environment to support the growth of small businesses in the war-battered company.
Edelman and rapper Pharrell Williams have launched Mighty Dream as a creative advocacy shop to serve communities of color.
WPP plans to launch an investment promotion campaign to spur economic development in war-ravaged Ukraine.
WPP has partnered with the Black Equity Organisation, which launched May 24, to advance equal opportunity and justice for Black people in the UK.
