Much to Democrats’ disappointment, the Trump years resulted in a mostly dormant Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC). The committee acquiesced to the administration’s America First, unilateral, and inward-looking approach to foreign policy that broke with our traditional allies, holding fewer than ten full committee hearings in 2020. Throughout the Trump presidency and the pandemic, the SFRC’s […]
Financial services expert and Cogent Managing Director Dave Oxner recently spoke with The Hill, Bloomberg, Politico Influence, and MarketWatch about why those directly and indirectly affected by the GameStop and Robinhood stock frenzy need to be prepared to be hit by the congressional spotlight. Excerpts from his conversations: “This brings in so many populist issues from anti-Wall Street, anti-Big Tech. Those worlds […]
Managing Director Dave Oxner discusses GameStop, Robinhood and Congress There are but a handful of moments over the past 15-years when I can recall the equity markets remaining the sustained focus of front page news. Social media mentions of “Wall Street” and “investigation” or “regulation” are up 2,000% since last week and among members of Congress, up 1,000% over the same period, with a near even divide between […]
Last week, Cogent announced that top Democratic strategist Edda Collins Coleman joined the firm as a managing director specializing in communications and government relations. Edda comes to Cogent from the Executive Leadership Council and, in the lead-up to the November election, drove fundraising and voter turnout efforts through Women for Biden and Small Business for Biden. Some members of the […]
Cogent Strategies has hired Edda Collins Coleman as its managing director.
Communications and government affairs pro brings expansive network, tech and health care expertise to Cogent WASHINGTON (Jan. 13, 2021) – Cogent Strategies, a certified woman-owned small business specializing in government relations, communications and digital analytics, today announced that seasoned Democratic communications and government affairs strategist Edda Collins Coleman has joined the firm as a managing director. Coleman has […]
The Hill’s Top Lobbyists 2020
It’s been a heck of a year. And after eight months of a pandemic topped off by a heated election, tensions are high. So whether you’re gathering the family around a computer screen or under an outdoor heat lamp this year, here are some activities and conversation starters to help you keep the peace. While […]
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 […]
The last votes of the 2020 election may not yet be counted, but here at Cogent, we’re ready to declare some winners and losers. We hope this adds a little levity heading into the weekend after the longest week of the year. America: We’d like to have election results today Nevada: pic.twitter.com/5TNyTRtg3K — wittyidiot (@stephenszczerba) November 5, […]