Cogent Strategies’ Managing Director David Adams served in the U.S. Department of State under former Secretary Hillary Clinton. First appointed as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for House Affairs in 2009, Adams later became Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs. Today, Adams guides Cogent clients on their foreign policy priorities from his virtual office amid the pandemic […]
Cogent Managing Director Andrew Kauders recently spoke with The Hill’s Alex Gangitano on how getting to know freshman members of Congress will look very different amid the pandemic. Here are some key takeaways from their conversation: Zoom will continue to replace in-person gatherings: “I expect, very much so in the coming months following the Nov. 3 election, that […]
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Kimberley Fritts, CEO of Cogent Strategies, was named to The Hill’s Annual Top Lobbyist list. Read the full story here.
“Advocacy groups and trade associations are worried that Twitter’s decision to ban all political advertisements could hurt their efforts to use digital marketing to promote their issues. One source told The Hill the Twitter announcement sent “shock waves” through public affairs professionals in Washington.Twitter on Wednesday said that it would begin banning ads that “advocate […]
The Hill: Former Podesta lobbyists reap K Street boom Seven of Washington’s fastest-growing lobby shops were founded by lobbyists from the iconic firm, and together those new firms boast nearly $14 million in revenue for the year. […] Podesta Group’s longtime chief executive Kimberley Fritts launched her firm, Cogent Strategies, in November 2017, taking several clients […]
Wells Fargo hired Cogent Strategies to work on policy issues affecting banking institutions. David Oxner, former policy adviser to Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Randall Gerard, former staff assistant on the Senate Commerce Committee, will work on the account. Read more here.
Wells Fargo has signed on Cogent Strategies for additional Washington coverage. It wants Cogent to handle a broad range of policy issues impacting the banking sector. Managing directors David Oxner, former head of government relations at the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Assn., and Randall Gerard, staffer on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, handle […]
Wells Fargo has added Cogent Strategies, the firm started by Kimberley Fritts, to its roster of Washington lobbying firms. Dave Oxner, who joined Cogent in March from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, and Randall Gerard will lobby for the bank. Read more here.