Margaret Shepard, executive director for communications and strategy at the US Chamber of Commerce, has moved to DC-based tech incubator 1776 as a managing director.
Shepard will be the "quintessential liaison" between the VC firm's investors and startups, according to co-CEO and co-founder Donna Harris.
She spent the past eight years at the US Chmaber, including oversight of its American Jobs and Growth Agenda campaign and FreeEnterprise.com content marketing site.
1776 added former CNN correspondent Erin McPike as communications director in March. The incubator was set up in 2013 by tech entrepreneurs Harris and Evan Burfield. It announced a $7.2M capital raise in April by a group of investors that included AOL founder Steve Case.
Shepard previously worked on the agency side at Golin and Chlopak Leonard Schechter and Associates.
Cornerstone Government Affairs has inked a $25K monthly pact with Qatar to advance the relationship of the Arab state and the US.
Former House speaker Kevin McCarthy has teamed up with a crew of Republican heavy hitters to launch Watchtower Strategy, a public affairs firm that will focus on advocacy, strategy and strategic communications.
The National Association of Manufacturers has named Alexa Lopez VP of communications & public affairs, a newly created position. She was at the Transportation Security Administration.
