LEADERSHIP & ADVISORS

Senior experience. Focused judgment.

Our founding partners and senior advisors guide client engagements with perspectives shaped by government, diplomacy and public affairs.

OUR LEADERSHIP

Experience behind the advice.

Meet the founding partners and senior advisors whose experience spans government, public affairs and international diplomacy.

01Founding Partner

J**n Gewirtz

China Policy · National Security · International Affairs

Former Senior Director for China and Taiwan Affairs at the White House National Security Council during the Biden administration, and former Deputy Coordinator for China Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. His work spans U.S.–China relations, international affairs and strategic competition.

White House NSC — China and Taiwan affairs
U.S. Department of State — China policy coordination
Research experience with CFR, Asia Society and Columbia SIPA

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02Senior Partner · West Coast Lead

J**n Levin

Public Affairs · Crisis Communications · Stakeholder Strategy

A West Coast public affairs and strategic communications advisor with experience in Los Angeles municipal government and the U.S. House of Representatives. His work addresses regulatory disputes, complex stakeholder coordination and communications around legal and public-policy challenges.

Los Angeles municipal government & U.S. House experience
Regulatory disputes, antitrust & public communication
Crisis communications & stakeholder coordination

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03Senior Advisor

A**n David Miller

Diplomacy · Middle East · U.S. Foreign Policy

A former U.S. State Department historian, policy analyst and negotiator who advised six Secretaries of State on Middle East affairs. His experience encompasses diplomacy, the Arab–Israeli peace process and U.S. foreign policy, alongside research at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

U.S. Department of State — service from 1978 to 2003
Middle East policy advice to six Secretaries of State
Diplomatic negotiation & international affairs research

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A CONNECTED ADVISORY MODEL

Leadership directs the engagement. Expertise deepens the perspective.

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Our leadership coordinates client priorities, project execution and relevant resources. Our separate expert network brings specialist insight to the specific policy, industry and regional questions each engagement raises.

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