Political and agency vet Joe Householder has moved back to Hill+Knowlton Strategies as an executive VP in Washington.
He departs the debt collection law firm giant Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, where he led external affairs.
The former communications director for Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) started out in journalism in the South before moving to the PR side with the law firm Vison & Elkins. He then worked Iowa Gov. Tim Vilsack’s re-election before joining Clinton.
Householder’s move to H+K is a return to the firm as he earlier worked at H+K merger partner Public Strategies. He also did a seven-year stint at Purple Strategies.
WPP-owned H+K said Householder will focus on PA and crisis engagements for some of the firm’s top clients.
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.
