Thomas Gensemer

Penn Schoen Berland (PSB), a member of Young & Rubicam Brands and of the WPP Group, is a global research-based consultancy that specializes in messaging and communications strategy for blue-chip political, corporate and entertainment clients. Founded in 1975, they bring together lessons from the campaign trail and the boardroom to create innovative strategies to handle complex situations. Their powerful hybrid model combines both political and corporate research, recognizing that the strategies used to effect change in one area can be innovative and effective in the other. They call this Winning Knowledge. In the political arena, PSB has thirty years of experience winning competitive elections. They’ve won nearly three quarters of the races they’ve run, and have worked as pollster and strategic advisor to candidates including President Bill Clinton, New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. Their innovative and successful political work led Time Magazine to dub them “Masters of the Message.” In the corporate sector, PSB is a strategic research provider to more than 30 of the Fortune 100 companies, including many of the leading consumer and business brands. They help these organizations implement proactive, research-driven and integrated communications efforts like the ones that win political campaigns. In the entertainment world, PSB is a leading provider of cover testing research to leading magazine publishers, motion picture research for major Hollywood studios, and video game research to top game publishers. Their proprietary visual testing capabilities help clients assess and fundamentally enhance the power of their execution. Their operations include over 200 consultants and a sophisticated in-house market research infrastructure with the capability to conduct work in over 90 countries. Their offices in Washington, D.C., New York, , London, Seattle, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dubai, Beijing, Austin and Denver are supported by an in-house fielding capability and are fully equipped to provide the complete creative solutions their clients need.

Crossroads Strategies LLC provides business consulting services. The private company is based in Washington. The American company was founded by Stewart Hall.

ESPN, Inc. engages in the provision of multinational and multimedia sports entertainment services. It offers cable sports broadcasting services with seven domestic networks including its ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic, ESPN HD, and ESPNEWS. The company was founded by William Rasmussen in September 7, 1979 and is headquartered in Bristol, CT.

Service Employees International Union is an organization with 2 million members who believe in the dignity and worth of workers and the services they provide. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company is dedicated to improving the lives of workers and their families and creating a more just and humane society.

AARP, Inc. (District of Columbia) provides general, legal information and products and facilities to aged citizens. It offers discounts, insurance, financial, health products, travel benefits to its members. The company was founded by Ethel Percy Andrus in 1958 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Benenson Strategy Group LLC is a strategic research consultancy. Its services include brand battles, communication and messaging optimization, policies and regulations engagement, corporate reputation and trust, issue and crisis management, mergers and acquisition, market entry strategy, KPI tracking, customer journey mapping, and international politics. The company was founded by Joel Benenson and Carl Rossow in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Daily News is a private company that publishes a daily newspaper. The company is based in Longview, WA.

Graham Windham provides child care services. It offers family and community support, foster care, and preventive services. The company was founded by Isabella Graham, Sarah Hoffman, and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton on March 15, 1806 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

The National Magazine Co. Ltd. publishes and distributes magazines and periodicals. The company was founded by William Randolph Hearst on November 29, 1910 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc. engages in the sale, distribution and market of motor vehicle parts and accessories. It vehicles include SUVs trucks, cars, crossovers, alternative fuel vehicles, hybrids, hybrid cars, hybrid SUVs, concept vehicles, TRD Pro series, and nightshade series. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Torrance, CA.

Lingua Franca provides consultancy and training services.

Part of Leadership Foundations, Women's Forum, Inc. is a non-profit community for women leaders of diverse achievement. The company is based in New York, NY.

Organic, Inc. provides web development and marketing services. The firm offers services to the automotive, entertainment and content, financial services, healthcare, travel and retail industries. The company was founded by Jonathan Nelson, Brain Behlendorf, Cliff Skolnick and Matthew Nelson in 1993 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Fry, Inc. provides e-commerce marketing solutions and services. The firms solutions include commerce, multi-channel integration, web enablement and corporate identity. It also offers strategic, information architecture, data analysis and reporting services. The company was founded by David Fry in 1994 and is headquartered in Bingham Farms, MI.

Purpose Global PBC engages in civic and social organization industry. It uses public mobilization to help the organizations, activists, businesses, and philanthropies engaged in fight, and creates campaign labs. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Hertz Corp. engages in the provision of vehicle rental and leasing services. It operates under the Americas RAC and International RAC segments. The Americas RAC segment includes rental of vehicles and selling value-added services in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The International RAC segment is involved in locations other than those included in the Americas. The company was founded by Walter L. Jacobs in 1918 and is headquartered in Estero, FL.

Forbes Tate Partners LLC provides government and public affairs consulting services. The private company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Venable LLP provides legal services to clients including corporate, institution, government, nonprofit, and individual. Its offers advertising, marketing, commercial litigation, consumer finance, environmental law, franchise and distribution, intellectual property, and brand protection. The company was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Ogilvy Government Relations is a bipartisan government affairs firm that helps navigate through the complexities of government policies. The private company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in other locations. The American company's focus is on providing effective solutions to clients by leveraging its expertise in government relations.

Paramount Corp. distributes and manufactures eye protection and safety spectacles, faceshields, cover goggles and welding helmets. The company was incorporated in November 24, 1978 and is headquartered in New Bedford, MA.

Porter Novelli, Inc. provides public relations services. It specializes in direct consumer contact, corporate, public affairs, health care marketing and strategy for technology companies. The company was founded by Jack Porter and William Novelli in 1972 and is headquartered in New York, NY.