How to Build or Expand a Government Affairs Department

You need to build a government affairs team. Maybe you’re adding to an existing department. Maybe you’re starting from zero.

How do you go about it? How do you create the best department for your needs? What about building internal support for the work of public policy?

Josh Kallmer did exactly this at Zoom.

Come learn from him about how he accomplished so much in such a short period of time. Come with questions about best practices for starting (or expanding) a government affairs team.

Topics include how to:

Build internal understanding of what policy work means
Plan for the right mix of in-house skills
Select external consultants
Hire for success
Much, much more

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Josh Kallmer

Head of Global Policy and Government Relations at Zoom

Josh Kallmer is Head of Global Public Policy and Government Relations at Zoom. He was most recently Executive Vice President for Policy at the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), leading efforts to influence policy development around the globe. Before joining ITI, he acted as counsel for Crowell & Moring LLP and Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Investment.

How to Build or Expand a Government Affairs Department

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