Potomac Flacks: Former Bush Spokesman Saliterman Departs Bloomberg LP in NYC for Google in DC

September 14, 2011

Former Bush Spokesman Saliterman Departs Bloomberg LP in NYC for Google in DC

First exclusively reported in Politico’s “Playbook this morning, Rob Saliterman has “joined Google to run its sales and outreach efforts to Republican campaigns. Rob will be the political ads team’s point person in Washington, building relationships with campaign managers, digital agencies and advocacy groups to drive adoption of online advertising.”

Saliterman was most recently Chief of Staff for Public Affairs at Bloomberg LP in New York, where he reported to former New York City Deputy Mayor Kevin Sheekey.

Before joining Bloomberg LP, Saliterman served as Communications Director for the office of former President George W. Bush in Dallas. Earlier in his career he served in theBush administration at both the White House ant the Treasury Department, and as well as in roles with the Republican National Committee and the Bush-Cheney 2004 reelection committee.

Saliterman earned an M.B.A. from Harvard University in 2011 and a degree in History from Columbia University in 2004. He is a native of Minnetonka, MN. (Politico’s “Playbook”)

Posted by Matt Mackowiak on September 14, 2011 in Corporate PR , Former Presidents , People , Web/Tech | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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