Government Relations - Industry
Government relations is a kind of public relations that focuses on communication between organizations and the government. It is a fundamental tool for any business that depends on government regulations. Government relations can also be used in a corporate setting to initiate lobbying efforts directed at legislators.
Experts
Adam Posen
Agathe Demarais
Ajit Pai
Alberto Bacó-Bagué
Alex Pollock
Andrei Shleifer
Anna Wong
Anthony Scaramucci
Ari Redbord
Arthur Laffer
Ash Carter
Atul Gawande
Bill Black
Brett Quick
Bruce Bartlett
Bruce Fenton
Carne Ross
Celia Merzbacher
Charles Kupchan
Chris Brose
Chris Giancarlo
Chris Painter
Christopher Sabatini
Claudia Sahm
Craig Stobo
Daniel Markey
David Adelman
David Greene
David Kilcullen
David Stockman
Dennis Lockhart
Elbridge Colby
Graham Allison
Henry Kissinger
Hester Peirce
J Mintzmyer
Jamil Jaffer
Jason Bordoff
Jeffrey Rosen
Joan Johnson-Freese
Joe Nye
John Mearsheimer
John Nichols
Jon Wolfsthal
Jonathan Schroden
Jonathan Ward
Josh Lipsky
Josh Rogin
Joshua Landis
Kathy Kraninger
Katie Haun
Ken Howery
Kristin Smith
Laurel Miller
Leah Wald
Leland Miller
Lowell Randel
Mariana Mazzucato
Mark Gallogly
Marshall Kosloff
Matt Stoller
Meghan O'Sullivan
Mike Castiglione
Mike Forsythe
Mohamed El-Erian
Nick Eberstadt
Paul Grewal
Peter Zeihan
Rand Paul
Ron Hammond
Samuel Charap
Seth Hertlein
Shanda Miller
Sharon Marcil
Shehzad Qazi
Soner Cagaptay
Stefan Klauser
Stephen Cohen
Steve Hanke
Steve Koonin
Suriya Jayanti
Thomas Rid
Tom Burgis
Tom Emmer
Tomas Philipson
Victor Shih
Yaneer Bar-Yam
Government relations activities involve:
- Developing strategies
- Mapping all stakeholders who influence government decisions that affect the business
- Researching policy and position papers
- Preparing businesses for governmental appearances
- Monitoring issues