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# Mercury Public Affairs
- URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/mercury-public-affairs/
- Published: 1999-01-02T19:54:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-20T18:59:23.000Z
- Author: Liam Sturgess
- Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization

**Mercury Public Affairs** is an American consulting firm based in New York City, New York.

## History

Mercury was founded in 1999 by Kieran Mahoney, Greg Strimple and Kirill Goncharenko.[\[1\]](#fn1)

In October 2003, Diversified Agency Services (DAS) announced it had purchased a majority interest in Mercury on behalf of its parent company, Omnicom Group.[\[2\]](#fn2)[\[1:1\]](#fn1)

Mercury and lobby firm Clark & Weinstock announced a merger in October 2011.[\[3\]](#fn3)

Susie Wiles joined Mercury as co-chair on February 7, 2022.[\[4\]](#fn4) Mercury cut ties with Sovcombank and En+ Group, both clients tied to Russia, on February 25, 2022 amid sanctions related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[\[5\]](#fn5)

Mercury began working with the [GloBee International Agency for Regional Development](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/GloBee-International-Agency-for-Regional-Development), a Ukrainian non-governmental organization, in March 2022.[\[6\]](#fn6)

## Organization

| Name                    | Position                                           | Notes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| ----------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Kieran Mahoney          | Founder and Chief Executive Officer[\[7\]](#fn7)   | United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, George Pataki, National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), Republican Leadership Council (RLC), Bob Dole, Microsoft, AT&T, Lockheed Martin                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| John Gallagher          | President[\[8\]](#fn8)                             | Tishman Construction Corporation, Tishman Realty, Michael Bloomberg, Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC), New York State Senate, Educational Alliance, New York League of Conservation Voters (NYLCV), Hunter Foundation, Downtown Lower Manhattan Association, Empire State Pride Agenda                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Kevin Allen             | Senior Vice President[\[9\]](#fn9)                 | Washington Group, McAuliffe Kelly, International Trade Administration (ITA), United States Information Agency (USIA), Republican National Committee (RNC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Ashley Bauman           | Managing Director[\[10\]](#fn10)                   | City of Tampa, [Democratic National Committee](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Democratic-National-Committee) (DNC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Cheri Bustos            | Partner[\[11\]](#fn11)                             | United States House of Representatives, House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), Build the Bench, Elect Democratic Women, Harvard Institute of Politics (IOP)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Matt Coleman            | Senior Vice President[\[12\]](#fn12)               | United States Small Business Administration (SBA), Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Town of Hempstead, New York State Assembly                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Patrick Costello        | Senior Vice President[\[13\]](#fn13)               | American Security Project (ASP), [Council on Foreign Relations](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Council-on-Foreign-Relations) (CFR), International Business-Government Counsellors, Whitaker Group, Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI), Atlantik-Brücke                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Robyn Cronin            | Head of Talent Acquisition[\[14\]](#fn14)          | [United States Department of State](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-States-Department-of-State), NTT DATA Services Federal Government, Nally Ventures, Aether Systems, Kearney                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Jake Dilemani           | Partner[\[15\]](#fn15)                             | New York State Senate Democratic Conference, Hakeem Jeffries, New York State Legislature, [GloBee International Agency for Regional Development](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/GloBee-International-Agency-for-Regional-Development)[\[16\]](#fn16)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Thomas Doherty          | Partner[\[17\]](#fn17)                             | George Pataki, Westchester County Board of Legislators                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Greg Drilling           | Managing Director[\[18\]](#fn18)                   | Andrew Cuomo, New York State Legislature, New York State Council                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Emily Ekman             | Vice President[\[19\]](#fn19)                      | Tribeca Enterprises, NY Forward, MacAndrews & Forbes, Andrew Cuomo, United Nations Department of Peace Operations, OPCW-UN Joint Mission in Syria, United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Jan Feuerstadt          | Partner[\[20\]](#fn20)                             | CGK Partners, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), UMass Women into Leadership (UWiL)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Vince Galko             | Senior Vice President[\[21\]](#fn21)               | United States Department of Education, American Action Network (AAN), Rudy Giuliani, Rick Santorum, Republican Party of Pennsylvania, George W. Bush, Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission, Scranton Preparatory School, Leadership Institute                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Alex Gleason            | Senior Vice President[\[22\]](#fn22)               | New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Empire State University, The New School, New York City College of Technology, CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, New York University (NYU), Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Greg Gleason            | Vice President of Strategic Finance[\[23\]](#fn23) | McKinsey & Company                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Adam Goldman            | Senior Vice President[\[24\]](#fn24)               | Public Strategies, White House Office of Public Liaison (OPL)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Tammy Gordon            | Managing Director[\[25\]](#fn25)                   | [Novavax](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Novavax), AARP, Verified Strategy, [Joe Biden](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Joe-Biden), Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC), Women of Wine (WOW), Black Wine Professionals, DC Public Library Foundation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Jonathan Greenspun      | Managing Director[\[26\]](#fn26)                   | New York City Commission on Human Rights, Mayor's Community Affairs Unit (CAU), George Pataki, Michael Bloomberg, New York League of Conservation Voters, Jewish Community Relations Council of New York (JCRCNY), Museum of Jewish Heritage, Jewish National Fund (JNF), Metropolitan Executive Alliance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Jacqueline Gulley       | Managing Director[\[27\]](#fn27)                   | Moody's, S&P Global, Verizon, United States House Committee on Financial Services, Women's Venture Fund, Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR), Women in Government Relations (WGR)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Eric Hagarty            | Managing Director[\[28\]](#fn28)                   | Pennsylvania Department of Education, Pennie, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, House Democratic Campaign Committee (HDCC), Opioid Command Center (OCC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| R.C. Hammond            | Managing Director[\[29\]](#fn29)                   | [United States Department of State](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-States-Department-of-State)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Michael Hardaway        | Manading Director[\[30\]](#fn30)                   | Barack Obama, Hakeem Jeffries, House Democratic Caucus, Dick Durbin, Bill Nelson                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Eric Hersey             | Managing Director[\[31\]](#fn31)                   | Kirsten Gillibrand, Hillary Clinton, United States House Committee on Financial Services, National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Toi Hutchinson          | Managing Director[\[32\]](#fn32)                   | Illinois Senate, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), J. B. Pritzker, Marijuana Policy Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Eric Johnson            | Managing Director[\[33\]](#fn33)                   | Barack Obama, Florida Democratic Party, Johnson Strategies                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Lisa Kauffman           | Senior Vice President[\[34\]](#fn34)               | Florida Senate Majority Office, Florida House of Representatives, Orange County Government                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Kuae Noel Kelch         | Vice President of Media Relations[\[35\]](#fn35)   | CNN, *Miami Herald*, Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC News, King World Productions, Dateline NBC, *Black Family Today*, *Plum Magazine*, [Mocha Moms](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Mocha-Moms), iRelaunch, *The Hilltop*, Society of Professional Journalists, Frederick Douglass Honor Society, Golden Key International Honour Society                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Charlie King            | Partner[\[36\]](#fn36)                             | Andrew Cuomo, New York State Democratic Committee (NYSDC), Al Sharpton, National Action Network, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Hannah Knoch            | Director[\[37\]](#fn37)                            | Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Innovative Computing Laboratory (ILC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Zach Koutsky            | Managing Director[\[38\]](#fn38)                   | Berteau Consulting, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), Chicago Public Schools                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Peter Kucik             | Managing Director[\[39\]](#fn39)                   | Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Bryan Lanza             | Partner[\[40\]](#fn40)                             | Donald Trump, Citizens United, Townsend Public Affairs, California State Assembly, California State Senate, Lanza Strategies                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Trent Lefkowitz         | Senior Vice President[\[41\]](#fn41)               | [Hudson Institute](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Hudson-Institute), 2016 Summer Olympics, *Cavalier Daily*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| John Lonergan           | Partner[\[42\]](#fn42)                             | George Pataki, National Republican Senatorial Committee                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Nick Lowe               | Senior Vice President[\[43\]](#fn43)               | Franklin County Sheriff's Office, Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (FRLA), Ron DeSantis, WeatherSTEM, Pyramid Inc., Blue Angels Foundation, Blue Angels Association, Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Foundation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Patrick McCarthy        | Managing Director[\[44\]](#fn44)                   | New York State Legislature, George Pataki, New York Republican State Committee                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Parker McCollough       | Senior Vice President[\[45\]](#fn45)               | Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Texas Association of Realtors, Texas House of Representatives                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Mike McSherry           | Managing Director[\[46\]](#fn46)                   | Republican Governors Association (RGA), Republican National Committee (RNC), National Governors Association (NGA), Southern Governors' Association, Appalachian Regional Commission, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), United States Department of Labor, National Republican Senatorial Committee                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Andrea Mead             | Senior Vice President[\[47\]](#fn47)               | Barack Obama, [Joe Biden](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Joe-Biden), Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, Pennsylvania Department of Revenue                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Juan Melli              | Managing Director[\[48\]](#fn48)                   | City of Hoboken, Bob Menendez, Hoboken Community Center, New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, Team Wilderness, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| James Messner           | Senior Vice President[\[49\]](#fn49)               | Steve Scalise, FP1 Strategies                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Clay Middleton          | Managing Director[\[50\]](#fn50)                   | Hillary Clinton, Cory Booker, Jim Clyburn, City of Charleston, South Carolina Army National Guard, Jaime Harrison, [Democratic National Committee](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Democratic-National-Committee) (DNC), Aspen Institute, Truman National Security Project, [Joe Biden](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Joe-Biden), National Guard Association of South Carolina (NGASC), Clay & Nicole Middleton Family Fund                                                                                                                                                           |
| William Miller          | Vice President[\[51\]](#fn51)                      | Hillary Clinton                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Adina Mincher           | Director of Governmental Compliance[\[52\]](#fn52) | GlaxoSmithKline, United States Army                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Randy Minniear          | Managing Director[\[53\]](#fn53)                   | CarePoint Health, New Jersey Hospital Association, Chemistry Council of New Jersey, Monmouth University                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| John Moffett            | Vice President[\[54\]](#fn54)                      | SPEAK Strategic, Dewey Square Group (DSG), Beto O'Rourke, Barack Obama                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Toby Moffett            | Partner[\[55\]](#fn55)                             | Mayer Brown, [Monsanto](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Monsanto), United States House of Representatives, [Joe Biden](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Joe-Biden), Connecticut Citizen Action Group (CCAG), Citizen Action, Moffett Group, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Michael Morthland       | Senior Vice President[\[56\]](#fn56)               | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Illinois Department of Public Health, House Democratic Caucus, *Journal of Legal Medicine*, Sigma Alpha Epsilon                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Brooke Muntean          | Senior Associate[\[57\]](#fn57)                    | Healthy Gulf, Environment America                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Christopher Murphy      | Vice President[\[58\]](#fn58)                      | New Democratic Network (NDN), Truman National Security Project, Edelman, Inside Revolution, Future Partners, Roosevelt Institute                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Karen Mustiga           | Senior Vice President[\[59\]](#fn59)               | New York City Mayor's Office of Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises, Clinton Foundation, StudentsFirstNY, Marco Rubio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Jay Propes              | Partner[\[60\]](#fn60)                             | Texas Ophthalmological Association                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Lisa Reid               | Managing Director[\[61\]](#fn61)                   | New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS), New York State Office of Mental Health, UJA-Federation of New York                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Bernardo Ribenboim      | Director[\[62\]](#fn62)                            | Forbes Tate Partners, [Hudson Institute](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Hudson-Institute)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Fabiola Rodriguez       | Senior Vice President[\[63\]](#fn63)               | United States Department of Education, National Democratic Redistricting Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Amy Rosenberg           | Managing Director[\[64\]](#fn64)                   | FleishmanHillard, Hill & Knowlton, Burson Cohn & Wolfe (BCW), FTI Consulting, UBS Investment Bank                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Racquel Saddler         | Vice President[\[65\]](#fn65)                      | Wright Group NY, White House, Albany County Young Democrats, New York State Young Democrats, New York State Senate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Patricia Whelan Sanders | Vice President[\[66\]](#fn66)                      | Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Galaxy, Port of Los Angeles, [United Nations](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-Nations)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Max Sandlin             | General Counsel[\[67\]](#fn67)                     | United States House of Representatives, House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, Blue Dog Coalition, Blog Dog Energy Task Force, New Democrat Coalition                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Tony Sclafani           | Managing Director[\[68\]](#fn68)                   | Javits Center, New York City Department of Buildings, New York City Fire Department, *New York Daily News*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Nancy Sciocchetti       | Managing Director[\[69\]](#fn69)                   | O'Connell and Aronowitz                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Antoine Simons          | Director of Information Technology[\[70\]](#fn70)  | Villa & House, Stone Source, Technology for Families in Need (TechFIN)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Deirdre Stach           | Senior Vice President[\[71\]](#fn71)               | Clark & Weinstock, Gallaudet University, United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Skylar Swanson          | Vice President[\[72\]](#fn72)                      | Ron DeSantis, Florida House Majority Office                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Suheyla Tayla           | Vice President[\[73\]](#fn73)                      | United States Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, Anadolu Agency (AA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Karen Testa             | Managing Director[\[74\]](#fn74)                   | [Associated Press](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Associated-Press), *Post-Standard*, Boston University                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Andy Vargas             | Senior Vice President[\[75\]](#fn75)               | Kamala Harris, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| David Vitter            | Partner[\[76\]](#fn76)                             | United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, Louisiana House of Representatives, Phi Beta Kappa, Rhodes Scholarship, Wendy Vitter                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Ashley Walker           | Partner[\[77\]](#fn77)                             | Obama for America, Organizing for America (OFA), Barack Obama                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Vin Weber               | Partner[\[78\]](#fn78)                             | United States House of Representatives, George W. Bush, Mitt Romney, National Endowment for Democracy (NED), [Council on Foreign Relations](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Council-on-Foreign-Relations), Independent Task Force on U.S. Policy toward Reform in the Arab World, Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee, Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Bipartisan Policy Center, Middle East Strategy Task Force, Clark & Weinstock, Empower America, Murray County Herald |
| Herb Wesson             | Co-Chair[\[79\]](#fn79)                            | Los Angeles City Council, California State Assembly                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Susie Wiles             | Co-Chair[\[4:1\]](#fn4)                            | Save America PAC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Michael Womack          | Vice President[\[80\]](#fn80)                      | Equality Florida, New Leaders Council Tampa Bay, Hillsborough County Young Democrats                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Malik Wright            | Vice President[\[81\]](#fn81)                      | New York State Legislature, New York City Council, Manhattan Borough President's Office (MBPO), New York County Democratic Committee, New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), Office of the New York State Attorney General, Manhattan Young Democrats (MYD), CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance (ISLG), Kriegel Fellowship for Public Service Leaders                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| LaVar Young             | Managing Director[\[82\]](#fn82)                   | New Jersey Department of Education, Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO), *HuffPost*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

### Clients

Clients of Mercury Public Affairs include:[\[83\]](#fn83)[\[84\]](#fn84)[\[85\]](#fn85)[\[1:2\]](#fn1)[\[86\]](#fn86)[\[87\]](#fn87)[\[88\]](#fn88)

- The 74
- Addiction Treatment Providers Association
- African Development Bank Group
- Agbotic
- Airbnb
- Al Sharpton
- Alliance for Yeshiva Education
- America's Blood Centers
- American Maintenance
- American Transit Insurance Company (ATIC)
- AmerisourceBergen
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- AT&T
- Atlantic Building Ventures
- Auberge Grand Central
- Bolivar Builders
- BSD Two
- Cable & Wireless
- California Endowment
- Care and Comfort Associates
- Care Counseling Center
- ChargePoint
- Charter Communications
- Chris Christie
- Cobwebs Technologies
- Coinmint
- Compassion & Choices
- Competitive Power Ventures (CPV)
- Constellation NewEnergy
- Deccan International
- Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
- Downstate New York Ambulance Association
- eBay
- Eldridge Industries
- Embassy of the State of Qatar in Washington, D.C.
- Experian
- Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA)
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals
- Florida Power & Light
- Focal Point Data Risk
- Ford Foundation
- Friendship Adult Day Center
- [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance)
- George Pataki
- Gilead Sciences
- Global Partners
- [GloBee International Agency for Regional Development](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/GloBee-International-Agency-for-Regional-Development)
- Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica
- Government of Uganda[\[89\]](#fn89)
- Greenidge Generation
- Harley-Davidson
- Hudson River HealthCare
- Hyundai
- InBev
- Intergraph
- International Franchise Association
- Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services
- John McCain[\[90\]](#fn90)
- Kaiser Permanente
- Keyspan Energy
- Lakeside Manor Home for Adults
- Libertas Foundation
- Liberty Systems
- Lockheed Martin
- Manhattan Beer Distributors
- Manhattan Institute
- Mariners Residence
- Medical Answering Services (MAS)
- NaphCare
- National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
- National Grid
- National Industries for the Blind (NIB)
- NBCUniversal
- New Planet Energy
- New York Health Plan Association (NYHPA)
- Ohel Children's Home and Family Services
- Okinawa Prefectural Government
- Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
- Paymaxs
- [Pfizer](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Pfizer)
- PharmaCannis
- PSEG Long Island
- Reliant Transportation
- Republican Governors Association
- ReWalk Robotics
- Rudy Giuliani
- Sallie Mae
- StudentsFirst New York Advocacy
- SUEZ Group
- Syosset Park Development
- [Teach For America](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Teach-For-America)
- TechNet
- Tenet Healthcare
- Tesla
- TicketNetwork
- Tribe Coliving
- Uber
- UJA-Federation of New York
- [United Nations Foundation](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-Nations-Foundation)
- U.S. Fireworks Safety Commission
- US Imaging Network
- UTC Associates
- Virgin Group
- Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation
- Yankee Clipper Food Service

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- [Website](https://www.mercuryllc.com/)

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8. *John Gallagher.* Mercury. Retrieved May 1, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240501234057/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/john-gallagher/> [↩︎](#fnref8)
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10. *Ashley Bauman.* Mercury. Retrieved November 30, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20231130150925/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/ashley-bauman/> [↩︎](#fnref10)
11. *Hon. Cheri Bustos.* Mercury. Retrieved December 6, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20231206115005/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/hon-cheri-bustos/> [↩︎](#fnref11)
12. *Matt Coleman.* Mercury. Retrieved November 28, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20231128171847/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/matt-coleman/> [↩︎](#fnref12)
13. *Patrick Costello.* Mercury. Retrieved December 6, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20231206095557/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/patrick-costello/> [↩︎](#fnref13)
14. *Robyn Cronin.* Mercury. Retrieved May 1, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240501233415/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/robyn-cronin/> [↩︎](#fnref14)
15. *Jake Dilemani.* Mercury. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240502195613/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/jake-dilemani/> [↩︎](#fnref15)
16. *Jake Dilemani.* GloBee International. Retrieved May 9, 2024, from <http://archive.today/2024.05.09-014420/https://www.globee.international/member/jake-dilemani/> [↩︎](#fnref16)
17. *Thomas Doherty.* Mercury. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240502200002/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/thomas-doherty/> [↩︎](#fnref17)
18. *Greg Drilling.* Mercury. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240502214649/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/greg-drilling/> [↩︎](#fnref18)
19. *Emily Ekman.* Mercury. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240502220809/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/emily-ekman/> [↩︎](#fnref19)
20. *Jan Feuerstadt - Partner.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20231206111617/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/jan-feuerstadt-2/> [↩︎](#fnref20)
21. *Vince Galko.* Mercury. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240502223915/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/vince-galko/> [↩︎](#fnref21)
22. *Alex Gleason.* Mercury. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240502225156/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/alex-gleason/> [↩︎](#fnref22)
23. *Greg Gleason.* Mercury. Retrieved December 6, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20231206102037/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/greg-gleason/> [↩︎](#fnref23)
24. *Adam Goldman.* Mercury. Retrieved December 6, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20231206104544/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/adam-goldman/> [↩︎](#fnref24)
25. *Tammy Gordon.* Mercury. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240502231437/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/tammy-gordon/> [↩︎](#fnref25)
26. *Jonathan Greenspun.* Mercury. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240502232236/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/jonathan-greenspun/> [↩︎](#fnref26)
27. *Jacqueline Gulley.* Mercury. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240502232300/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/jacqueline-gulley/> [↩︎](#fnref27)
28. *Eric Hagarty.* Mercury. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240502232722/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/eric-hagarty/> [↩︎](#fnref28)
29. *R.C. Hammond.* Mercury. Retrieved December 6, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20231206105414/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/r-c-hammond/> [↩︎](#fnref29)
30. *Michael Hardaway.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503001849/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/michael-hardaway/> [↩︎](#fnref30)
31. *Eric Hersey.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503001941/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/eric-hersey/> [↩︎](#fnref31)
32. *Toi Hutchinson.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503002155/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/toi-hutchinson/> [↩︎](#fnref32)
33. *Eric Johnson - Managing Director.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503002517/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/eric-johnson/> [↩︎](#fnref33)
34. *Lisa Kauffman.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503003500/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/lisa-kauffman/> [↩︎](#fnref34)
35. *Kuae Noel Kelch.* Mercury. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240502000929/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/kuae-noel-kelch/> [↩︎](#fnref35)
36. *Charlie King.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503003407/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/charlie-king/> [↩︎](#fnref36)
37. *Hannah Knoch.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503004902/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/hannah-knoch/> [↩︎](#fnref37)
38. *Zach Koutsky.* Mercury. Retrieved December 6, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20231206095913/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/zach-koutsky/> [↩︎](#fnref38)
39. *Peter Kucik.* Mercury. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20230324085713/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/peter-kucik/> [↩︎](#fnref39)
40. *Bryan Lanza.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503005534/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/bryan-lanza/> [↩︎](#fnref40)
41. *Trent Lefkowitz.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503010143/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/trent-lefkowitz/> [↩︎](#fnref41)
42. *John Lonergan.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503010417/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/john-lonergan/> [↩︎](#fnref42)
43. *Nick Lowe.* Mercury. Retrieved December 6, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20231206112226/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/nick-lowe/> [↩︎](#fnref43)
44. *Patrick McCarthy.* Mercury. Retrieved September 23, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20230923154522/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/patrick-mccarthy/> [↩︎](#fnref44)
45. *Parker McCollough.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503011626/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/parker-mccollough/> [↩︎](#fnref45)
46. *Mike McSherry.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/mike-mcsherry/> [↩︎](#fnref46)
47. *Andrea Mead.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503012445/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/andrea-mead/> [↩︎](#fnref47)
48. *Juan Melli.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503012825/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/juan-melli/> [↩︎](#fnref48)
49. *James Messner.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503013319/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/james-messner/> [↩︎](#fnref49)
50. *Clay Middleton.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503013505/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/clay-middleton/> [↩︎](#fnref50)
51. *William Miller.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503042300/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/william-miller/> [↩︎](#fnref51)
52. *Adina Mincher.* Mercury. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240502003932/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/adina-mincher/> [↩︎](#fnref52)
53. *Randy J. Minniear.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503042713/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/randy-j-minniear/> [↩︎](#fnref53)
54. *John Moffett.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503042949/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/john-moffett/> [↩︎](#fnref54)
55. *Toby Moffett.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503043636/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/toby-moffett/> [↩︎](#fnref55)
56. *Michael Morthland.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503044308/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/michael-morthland/> [↩︎](#fnref56)
57. *Brooke Muntean.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503044746/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/brooke-muntean/> [↩︎](#fnref57)
58. *Christopher Murphy.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503044951/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/christopher-murphy/> [↩︎](#fnref58)
59. *Karen Mustiga.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503045550/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/karen-mustiga/> [↩︎](#fnref59)
60. *Jay Propes.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503050040/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/jay-propes/> [↩︎](#fnref60)
61. *Lisa Reid.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503050227/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/lisa-reid/> [↩︎](#fnref61)
62. *Bernardo Ribenboim.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503151141/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/bernardo-ribenboim/> [↩︎](#fnref62)
63. *Fabiola Rodriguez.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503151445/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/fabiola-rodriguez/> [↩︎](#fnref63)
64. *Amy Rosenberg.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503152413/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/amy-rosenberg/> [↩︎](#fnref64)
65. *Racquel Saddler.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503152850/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/racquel-saddler/> [↩︎](#fnref65)
66. *Patricia Whelan Sanders.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503154026/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/patricia-whelan-sanders/> [↩︎](#fnref66)
67. *Max Sandlin.* Mercury. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from <https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/max-sandlin/> [↩︎](#fnref67)
68. *Tony Sclafani.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503154351/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/tony-sclafani/> [↩︎](#fnref68)
69. *Nancy Sciocchetti.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503155105/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/nancy-sciocchetti/> [↩︎](#fnref69)
70. *Antoine Simons.* Mercury. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240502005311/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/antoine-simons/> [↩︎](#fnref70)
71. *Deirdre Stach.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503155659/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/deirdre-stach/> [↩︎](#fnref71)
72. *Skylar Swanson.* Mercury. Retrieved December 6, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20231206103129/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/skylar-swanson/> [↩︎](#fnref72)
73. *Suheyla Tayla.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503160712/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/suheyla-tayla/> [↩︎](#fnref73)
74. *Karen Testa.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503173734/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/karen-testa/> [↩︎](#fnref74)
75. *Andy Vargas.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503174208/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/andy-vargas/> [↩︎](#fnref75)
76. *David Vitter.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503174837/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/david-vitter/> [↩︎](#fnref76)
77. *Ashley Walker.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503175310/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/ashley-walker/> [↩︎](#fnref77)
78. *Vin Weber.* Mercury. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240503175650/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/vin-weber/> [↩︎](#fnref78)
79. *Hon. Herb J. Wesson, Jr.* Mercury. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240502005930/https://www.mercuryllc.com/our-team/hon-herb-j-wesson-jr/> [↩︎](#fnref79)
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