David Levine, a top aide of President Obama and Hillary Clinton, has moved to BerlinRosen, the Democratic public affairs shop, as its first COO to oversee its finance, HR and operations functions.
Valerie Berlin, co-founder of the Manhattan shop, noted that Levine's management savvy would help guide BR as it grows to more than 110 staffers.
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David Levine"He will drive high-functioning operations, talent and recruitment to support our work as we continue to scale," she said.
Levine served as chief of staff in the Obama White House responsible for 234 people and national operations director at Obama for America, which ranks as the largest presidential campaign.
He was deputy COO for Clinton's presidential bid and in charge of its wind-down strategy.
Prior to joining the Obama team, Levine was national operations director for the Democratic National Committee and deputy COO for M+R Strategic Services.
Founded in 2005, BR has worked for Samsung, Ford Foundation, Brooklyn Public Library, Communications Workers of America, New York Mayor Bill DeBlasio and New Hampshire Senator Maggie Hassan.
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