Joel Johnson
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Joel Johnson is an American businessman and former White House
Senior Advisor. He is currently a partner with the Glover Park Group. He served in the Clinton Administration as President Bill Clinton
's senior advisor for policy and communication.
In the early 1990s he served the House Democratic Leadership as Executive Director of the Democratic Study Group
and held senior staff positions on the Senate Labor Committee, the Human Resources Committee and the Judiciary Committee
. He served for a time as Chief of Staff to Senator
Howard Metzenbaum
of Ohio. When Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle
was elected Democratic Leader in 1994, Mr. Johnson was appointed Staff Director for the Senate Democratic Leadership and served as Daschle's chief legislative and communications advisor for five years.
He was appointed in 1999 as President Bill Clinton's Senior Advisor for Policy and Communications. In this capacity, he was charged with coordinating the message and communications strategies designed to promote the Administration's legislative and policy goals. He remains an influential lobbyist and corporate advisor, as well as a source of comment for the press.
Since the end of the Clinton administration he has worked in the private sector
. In 2001 he founded a professional political advisory group called the Harbour Group
. Then in 2005, he co created the Glover Park Group strategy company where he currently works. He remains a supporter of the Clintons and recently attended a policy dinner with Hillary Clinton.
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
Senior Advisor. He is currently a partner with the Glover Park Group. He served in the Clinton Administration as President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
's senior advisor for policy and communication.
In the early 1990s he served the House Democratic Leadership as Executive Director of the Democratic Study Group
Democratic study group
The Democratic Study Group is a legislative service organization in the United States House of Representatives. It was founded in 1959 "as a liberal counterpoint to the influence of senior conservatives and southern Democrats, it now consists of nearly all Democratic members of the House. Its...
and held senior staff positions on the Senate Labor Committee, the Human Resources Committee and the Judiciary Committee
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary is a standing committee of the United States Senate, of the United States Congress. The Judiciary Committee, with 18 members, is charged with conducting hearings prior to the Senate votes on confirmation of federal judges nominated by the...
. He served for a time as Chief of Staff to Senator
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
Howard Metzenbaum
Howard Metzenbaum
Howard Morton Metzenbaum was an American politician who served for almost 20 years as a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate from Ohio . He also served in the Ohio House of Representatives and Senate from 1943 to 1951.-Early life:Metzenbaum was born in Cleveland, to a poor Jewish family, the son...
of Ohio. When Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle
Tom Daschle
Thomas Andrew "Tom" Daschle is a former U.S. Senator from South Dakota and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader. He is a member of the Democratic Party....
was elected Democratic Leader in 1994, Mr. Johnson was appointed Staff Director for the Senate Democratic Leadership and served as Daschle's chief legislative and communications advisor for five years.
He was appointed in 1999 as President Bill Clinton's Senior Advisor for Policy and Communications. In this capacity, he was charged with coordinating the message and communications strategies designed to promote the Administration's legislative and policy goals. He remains an influential lobbyist and corporate advisor, as well as a source of comment for the press.
Since the end of the Clinton administration he has worked in the private sector
Private sector
In economics, the private sector is that part of the economy, sometimes referred to as the citizen sector, which is run by private individuals or groups, usually as a means of enterprise for profit, and is not controlled by the state...
. In 2001 he founded a professional political advisory group called the Harbour Group
Harbour Group
The Harbour Group is a Washington, D.C. based boutique public relations firm. Founded in 2001, the firm focuses on three practice areas: issues management, public relations, and crisis communications...
. Then in 2005, he co created the Glover Park Group strategy company where he currently works. He remains a supporter of the Clintons and recently attended a policy dinner with Hillary Clinton.