Higher Education
Northwestern University Hired Harbinger Strategy To Lobby on the issue The case, which comes two weeks before University President Michael Schill is due to appear before a House committee for a hearing on anti-Semitism on college campuses, concerns “Congressional oversight of higher education.” John Leganski, who until recently served as chief of staff to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), is one of the lobbyists for the case.
Northwestern has brokered deals with pro-Palestinian organizers to defuse escalating protests on other campuses, and Mr. Shill defended the university’s decision to engage in dialogue rather than violence at a May 23 hearing of the House Education and Labor Committee.
“I knew at the time that there would be criticism of this sentence, and I understand and accept that criticism, but I believed, and still believe, that this option was the clearest and safest path forward,” Cyr said. Opening Statement.
technology
Link Tree Hired Bocconi Group Lobby Content creator concernsuses social media landing pages to direct followers to relevant links, shops, profiles and platforms. This is the first time Linktree has hired a federal lobbyist. One of the account’s lobbyists is Eric Ball, former chief of staff to Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) and Rep. Vicki Hartzler (R-Mo.).
Consumer Privacy Platform Cloakroom Hired Immutable “Educating members of Congress on how to protect personal information” sign upThe program allows consumers to manage their passwords, mask their phone numbers when making calls and quickly generate a virtual identity that “stands in place of your personal information,” according to the company’s website.
One of the lobbyists for the account is Melanie Harris, a former professional staff member of the House Armed Services Committee and a program reviewer in the national security division of the White House Office of Management and Budget under former President Trump.
communication
zoom Hired FGS Global Lobbying the Biden Administration About technology issuesThe account will be run by Mike Iger, a longtime senior House Democratic aide who served as chief of staff to former House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.).
Manufacturing
Battery Metals Producers US Strategic Metals Hired LSN Partners Lobby on the issue Supply Chain Relatedrare earth metals, battery materials, etc. One of the lobbyists for the account is Jose Fuentes, who was former Deputy Secretary of Assistance for Vice President Dick Cheney in the White House and served as Director of Public Affairs for the United States Agency for International Development.
