Public & Government Affairs
We shape favorable policy and regulatory outcomes to help meet your business objectives.
Edelman’s public and government affairs team of consultants are trusted and experienced public affairs advisors—including former government officials, political advisors, policy and regulatory experts, lawyers, economists, and industry professionals.
Their experience within national, regional, and global government and regulatory systems allows us to help our clients understand and engage with them effectively. We help our clients engage with government, politics, policy, and regulation to help them earn trust and achieve success. Across North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia Pacific, our teams are rooted firmly in local markets and local public affairs, and work together across regions and internationally to provide regional and global perspectives.
Our best-in-class consultants ensure our services are business-driven and add value for clients through their insight and impact. We work seamlessly with Edelman’s 6,000+ other world-class communications professionals to integrate Edelman’s unparalleled suite of services—public and media relations, brand, marketing, digital advocacy, data analytics, and more—to add further value in building client confidence and stakeholder trust.
Public and Government Affairs Insights is your hub for analysis of today's most consequential geopolitical developments.
Edelman's Public and Government team can provide businesses with expert guidance in government affairs, public policy, risk management, and corporate communications to help them navigate and lead through the uncertainties of election cycles and evolving political landscapes.
Our Services
INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Building support among global stakeholders to establish credibility and achieve results
We build understanding and support among diverse global stakeholders. Our International Public Affairs team specializes in developing and implementing international advocacy, government relations and communications advisory strategies for clients in business, government and civil society. By developing integrated communications and international public affairs campaigns, we can help you elevate critical issues, connect with strategic stakeholders, and build a strong voice to protect and advance your reputational and business goals.
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Helping you navigate the intersection of government and the private sector
We advise and support our clients to develop and implement strategies and plans to understand, engage with, and advocate towards policy makers, decision makers, regulators, and relevant stakeholders. Our work is evidence-based, commercially aware, and politically astute.
REGULATORY & POLICY ADVISORY
Anticipating, navigating, and shaping regulatory and policy impact to achieve the best possible outcomes
We prepare you for regulatory challenges and supports your policy ambitions. As policy and regulatory environments evolve, we work with you to anticipate changes that impact your business and shape outcomes aligned with your vision.
ADVOCACY & ISSUES MANAGEMENT CAMPAIGNS
Shaping conversations in calm or crisis to drive action and evolve reputations
We help shape conversations to drive action. When critical issues arise, we apply political campaign tactics built on data-driven analytics to help you manage and protect your reputation and build momentum toward the solutions you need.
COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY
Earning trust through impactful targeted communications solutions
We help you earn trust through communications. We help you craft and deliver the right message, through the right channels, to the right people, at the right time—with the creativity you’ve come to expect from Edelman—so that your priorities rise above the noise, protecting your license to operate and evolving your reputation.
Policy & Regulatory Focus
Aerospace
Advertising, Marketing & Consumer Protection
Agriculture
Climate, Sustainability & Biodiversity
Competition / Antitrust
Data Protection
Energy
Financial Services
Health
Industrial Policy
Infrastructure
Media
Non-Governmental Organizations
Retail
Science, Research & Innovation
Tech & AI
Telecoms
Transport & Logistics
Trade
Capabilities
Intelligence and Policy Analysis
Policy, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs
Government and Parliamentary Relations
Geopolitical Analysis and Advice
Regulatory Risk Management
Stakeholder Engagement
Strategic Communications
Trade Association Management
Public Affairs Training
Parliamentary Select Committee Training
Digital & Social Media Support
Political & Regulatory Crisis Support
Market Access, Entry & Exit
Regional Offices
ASIA-PACIFIC
APAC Public & Government Affairs works at the intersection of the public sector, private sector, and civil society to help clients navigate legal, regulatory, communications, and public relations issues and achieve business success.
EMEA
EMEA Public & Government Affairs helps clients engage with government, politics, policy, legislation, and regulation across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
LATIN AMERICA
Latin America Public Affairs helps clients navigate the political and commercial landscape in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico, building trust and driving success across sectors like tech, finance, health, and agribusiness.
NORTH AMERICA
North America Public & Government Affairs helps clients navigate the convergence of global policy, politics and culture to earn trust, and achieve business success.
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We are trust-makers, business builders, and culture creators. For more than 70 years, we have led campaigns with real impact on consumers, society, and the bottom line.
We are executives, civil-servants, regulatory experts and industry professionals. We’ve worked in government and every industry affected by it, so we know how to navigate complex regulatory and political environments to help our clients achieve their goals. We design innovative strategies, we build trusted partnerships, and we get things done. Sound like your people? Join us!
Global Leadership
We are executives, diplomats, regulatory wonks and industry experts. We’ve worked in government systems, so we know how to demystify government systems for our clients. We design innovative strategies, we build trusted partnerships, and we get things done.
Lindsay Clifton
Managing Director
Aaron Guiterman
U.S. Head of Public Affairs
Públio Madruga
Chair, Latin America
Emma Peacock
Chair, EGA Health
Rob Rehg
Chair of Client and Services Integration
Jere Sullivan
Chair, International Public Affairs
