Robert Marcus, special assistant to President Obama for legislative affairs, is moving to McBee Strategic Consulting next month to handling lobbying and communications for the Washington-based firm.
Marcus lobbied on the Iran deal, the Trans Pacific Partnership and Defense Dept. appropriations while at the White House. He was previously a staff member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs under Chairman Howard Berman (D-Calif.) and earlier was a legislative assistant to Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.).
McBee managing director Rob Chamberlin called Marcus a "total fit" for the firm's model.
Marcus joins Sept. 6 as an executive VP.
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