- Podesta Group
Infobox_Company
type = Private
company_name = Podesta Group, Inc.
foundation =1988
location = Washington, D.C.
key_people = Anthony T. Podesta, Chairman
Kimberley Fritts, CEO
num_employees = 35
industry =Lobbying
products =Government relations
revenue = N/A
homepage = [http://www.podesta.com/ www.podesta.com]The Podesta Group is a
lobbying andpublic affairs firm based inWashington, D.C. . It was founded in 1988 by brothersJohn Podesta andTony Podesta and has previously been known as Podesta Associates, podesta.com and PodestaMattoon. [Pear, Robert and John Broder. " [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9402E5DB1F30F936A3575AC0A9669C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print In a Lobby-Happy Washington, Politics Can Be Even Thicker Than Blood] " "The New York Times", 5 Sep 2000. Retrieved on 18 Nov 2007.] [ [http://www.americanprogress.org/experts/PodestaJohn.html Bio of John Podesta on American Progress Website] ] [Sarasohn, Judy. " [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110103271.html PodestaMattoon by Any Other Name . . .] " "The Washington Post," 2 Nov 2006. Retrieved on 18 Nov 2007] The firm most recently reorganized in January 2007 after current Chairman Tony Podesta split with former business partnerDan Mattoon . [Ibid.]Podesta Group represents U.S. corporations, as well as non-profits, associations and governments. [" [http://opensecrets.org/lobbyists/firmsum.asp?txtname=Podesta+Group&year=2007 Lobbying Spending Database - Podesta Group Summary, 2007] " "The Center for Responsive Politics." Retrieved 18 Nov 2007] In 2007, the firm reported $11.02 million in lobbying income. [" [http://opensecrets.org/lobbyists/firmsum.asp?txtname=Podesta+Group&year=2007 Lobbying Spending Database - Podesta Group Summary, 2007] " "The Center for Responsive Politics." Retrieved 28 Jul 2007.] In the same year, Chairman Tony Podesta was ranked by his peers as the third most influential lobbyist in Washington. [Eisler, Kim. " [http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/mediapolitics/4264.html Hired Guns: The city's 50 top lobbyists] ." "Washingtonian," 1 Jun 2007. Retrieved 18 Nov 2007.]
elected Clients
Among the Podesta Group's notable clients are
Amgen ,Arizona State University ,BP ,Cherokee Nation ,Cintas ,Covidien ,Friends of the Earth ,Genentech ,General Dynamics ,Heineken ,Lockheed Martin ,National Association of Broadcasters (NAB),NetJets , Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics,Orange County, Florida ,Reed Elsevier ,Renewable Fuels Association ,Sunoco , TJX Companies, TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board,Tyco Electronics ,Wal-Mart ,Susan G. Komen for the Cure References
External links
* [http://www.podesta.com/ podesta.com] - official website
* [http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/6.12/podesta.html Wired Magazine Article on Tony Podesta]
* [http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/mediapolitics/4264.html Washingtonian Magazine Article Naming Podesta #3 Lobbyist in Washington]
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/12/AR2007031201369.html Washington Post Article]
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