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Heather Podesta

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In 2007, Podesta founded Heather Podesta + Partners, which, as of 2012, was the nation's largest woman-owned government relations firm. The firm's lobbying clients include companies in energy, finance, healthcare, retail, real estate, education, transportation, and weapons.
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Podesta was once known for supporting and advising Democratic candidates across the country. In the 2012 federal election cycle, Podesta and her colleagues bundled more than $ 300,000 on behalf of the
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Heather Podesta grew up as Heather Miller, one of two daughters of Sanford Miller, a distinguished professor of mathematics at
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On March 29, 2017, Podesta renamed her firm from "Heather Podesta + Partners" to "Invariant". She began to hire Republicans.
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Podesta relative earned six-figure fees lobbying Clinton's State Dept. during his tenure there
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Podesta worked as a congressional aide to members of Congress, including U.S. Representatives
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She was named one of the "Philanthropic 50" by Washington Life in 2010. She was named by
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ranked Podesta as one of "Washington's Most Influential Women Lawyers". In 2012,
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The firm has since lobbied for large insurance corporations such as
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ranked Podesta as one of "Washington's Most Influential Women" and
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named her one of the "50 Most Powerful People in Washington".
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and serves on the Washington D.C. Police Foundation Board.
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and Heather Podesta at a 2009 party in Washington, D.C.
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Podesta sits on the National Advisory Council of the
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has repeatedly named her one of its "Top Lobbyists".
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and general counsel at the Airlines Clearing House.
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University of Virginia School of Law
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University of California, Berkeley
Tony Podesta
lawyer
lobbyist
contemporary art
J.D.
University of Virginia Law School
University of California, Berkeley
Robert Matsui
Earl Pomeroy
Bill Bradley
Air Transport Association
National Law Journal
National Journal
GQ
The Hill

United States House of Representatives
Tom Perriello
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Prudential
New York Life

Kay Hagan
Susan Fisher Sterling
National Museum of Women in the Arts

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