MATOS JOINS MAD GLOBAL

Senior Democrat Creates Powerhouse Bi-Partisan Firm

Summit, NJ: Mike DuHaime, CEO of Mad Global Strategy Group, announced today that Laura Matos will be joining the public affairs firm as Partner. Matos is a veteran Democratic operative who has worked for three Democratic New Jersey governors and most recently for Kivvit, a nationally celebrated public affairs firm.

“I am very excited to announce that Laura Matos is coming on to MAD Global as partner,” said DuHaime. “Laura is one of the most effective, dynamic, and well-respected Democratic strategists in New Jersey and we are very fortunate she is joining the firm. She brings a wealth of experience in both government and the private sector and that knowledge and expertise are crucial building blocks as we work towards continuing to establish MAD Global as a premier public affairs firm. This is just the first of many significant moves towards that end that we will be making in 2022.”

“I have always had the good fortune to work on campaigns and issues I truly believe in with people I respect and joining MAD Global is simply another incredible opportunity to do just that,” said Matos. “I’m looking forward to working with the tremendously talented Mike DuHaime to attain tangible and meaningful results for our clients. I’ve never shied away from hard work for the right reasons, and I am very excited to hit the ground running at MAD Global to start having an impact.”

Matos served as a senior staff member for New Jersey Governors McGreevey, Codey, and Corzine, as well as New Jersey Primary Political Director for Hillary for America in 2016. She most recently served as the New Jersey General Manager and Managing Director at Kivvit, a national public affairs firm, where she worked for over a decade developing and managing award-winning regional and national public affairs campaigns focused on labor, healthcare, behavior change, advocacy, coalitions management and higher education.

Laura serves as Chair of the New Jersey Pinelands Commission, appointed by Gov. Murphy, as well as having served on the Governor’s 2017 Transportation and Infrastructure Transition Advisory Committee, the Restart and Recovery Advisory Council and the New Jersey Complete Count Commission. She was also appointed by New Jersey Democratic State Committee Chairman LeRoy Jones to serve as a Democratic Member of the New Jersey Legislative Apportionment Commission.

Matos joins DuHaime, one of the most accomplished political operatives in the country, having worked in senior positions for President George W. Bush, Governor Chris Christie, and Senator John McCain. Mike has also served as Political Director of the Republican National Committee and Executive Director of the NJGOP, as well as senior positions at the Republican Governors Association and National Republican Senatorial Committee, having worked on campaigns in 40 states. Previously, Mike helped build Mercury, an international public affairs firm with nearly 200 employees in two dozen offices in three countries.

MAD Global Strategy Group provides strategic counsel, crisis communications support, public affairs campaign management, public relations, polling, advertising, and more for clients in the corporate and non-profit space.