New DC Gov’t Relations Firm Launches to Champion Frontier Tech Companies
2024年7月5日 - 12:09AM
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Today marks the official launch of Washington Office, a new
DC-based strategy firm that aims to redefine government relations
by focusing on frontier tech that powers the national interest.
Specifically, Washington Office (W.O.) will serve as the DC team
for startups and leading companies working to harness emerging
technology – including artificial intelligence, autonomous systems,
energy, materials sciences, robotics, space systems, synthetic
biology, quantum computing, and beyond – to advance U.S. security
and prosperity.
As the name implies, the firm will serve as a fractional
“Washington office” for forward-thinking clients. W.O. will provide
strategic communications, business development, and government
relations support under one roof. The firm is launching with a
bipartisan team of advisors offering deep expertise at the
intersection of technology and public policy and in strategic
partnership with Capital Factory, one of the nation’s leading
startup incubators.
“This is the most pivotal moment in human history,” said Joshua
Baer, W.O. co-founder and founder of Capital Factory. “For America
to stay in the lead, the voices of ‘Little Tech’ need to be heard
in the nation’s capital. There’s a reason this firm is born on the
Fourth of July.”
“We built Washington Office because DC consultants claim to
understand tech, but they’re locked into the status quo, not the
future,” added W.O. co-founder Evan Burfield. “Our clients will be
championed by people who’ve been policymakers and technologists —
who actually understand product and have built things – and who
have worked at all levels in Democratic, Republican, and
nonpartisan leadership positions.”
“This firm will be unlike any other in the nation’s capital,”
said W.O. co-founder Miles Taylor. “We’re building a tech-forward
team that’s overseen sensitive national programs, negotiated deals
with foreign leaders, and overhauled tech policy inside and outside
of government. To put it more bluntly: we’re not slow-moving,
boxy-suit lobbyists. We’re the get-shit-done crew.”
The firm’s advisors will support clients by guiding them through
public-policy strategy and helping to advance the future. Founding
advisors include the below individuals – and others to be
announced:
Joshua Baer (Founder, Capital Factory); Sai Dhanak (former Head
of Product, True Anomaly); Dan Fata (former Vice President of
Government Affairs, Lockheed Martin; former Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Europe/NATO, Department of Defense); Tim Gallaudet
(Rear Admiral USN (ret.), former Acting Administrator, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration); Camille Stewart Gloster
(former Deputy National Cyber Director, The White House); Hannah
Hummelberg (former Director of Strategic Communications, Department
of Homeland Security); Bob Kadlec (former Assistant Secretary,
Department of Health and Human Services); Sean Kirkpatrick (former
Director, All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office, Department of
Defense); Caitlin Legacki (former Senior Advisor to the Secretary,
Department of Commerce); Mike MacKay (former National Security
Advisor, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst); Jason Mello (former Chief
Research and Technology Officer, Air Force Office of Scientific
Research); Jeff Modisett (former Attorney General, Indiana);
Brandon Pollak (former Head of Global Engagement, Bird); Dan Prieto
(former Director for Cybersecurity, National Security Council, The
White House); Dhruva Rajendra (Co-Founder, Latch); Denver Riggleman
(former Member of Congress); Greg Schultz (former Presidential
Campaign Manager); Rina Shah (GOP Strategist, Social Entrepreneur);
Michael Slaby (former Chief Technology Officer, Obama for America);
Miles Taylor (former Chief of Staff, Department of Homeland
Security); Brad Viator (former Vice President, Edison Electric
Institute); Patrick Weninger (former Senior Intelligence Service,
Station Chief, CIA); Rear Admiral Mike Wettlaufer (former
Commander, Military Sealift Command); Evan Burfield (Founder, 1776;
former CEO, Helm).
Upcoming Initiatives:
- NATO to the Future Event: On July 9 at Dock5 in D.C.’s
Union Market District, Washington Office will co-host “NATO to the
Future,” a micro-summit bringing together NATO leaders, tech
companies, and policymakers to discuss the future of technology and
its implications for national and international security.
- New Tech Hub: Washington Office will provide pro-bono
support for a major new tech hub in Washington, D.C. – to be
announced on July 9. This initiative will be a center for
innovators and policymakers to collaborate and drive progress on
emerging technologies.
Washington Office will be based in Union Market District,
partnering with EDENS – a leading national retail and mixed-use
developer – to ensure its clients have a home in the nation’s
capital. For more information, please visit
www.YourWashingtonOffice.com.
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Drew McDowell drew@yourwashingtonoffice.com