Kevin Madden
Senior Partner at Penta Group
Kevin Madden
Senior Partner at Penta Group
Washington, District of Columbia
Overview
Work Experience
Senior Partner
2022 - Current
Leader at the world's first comprehensive stakeholder solutions firm.
Executive Vice President
2019 - 2022
Partner
2014 - 2019
Leader at a premier public affairs and strategic advisory firm.
Executive Vice President, Public Affairs
2010 - 2014
Senior Advisor
2012 - 2012
Managing Director
2008 - 2010
Leader at one of Washington D.C.'s most reputable strategic consulting firms specializing in public affairs campaigns.
National Press Secretary - Senior Communications Strategist
2006 - 2008
Served as a top campaign media strategist and the campaign’s chief spokesman. Directed the communications efforts designed to promote Governor Romney’s major speeches, policy initiatives and political events while also serving as one of Governor Romney’s top surrogates, appearing on national news programs and cable news networks.
Communications Director
2005 - 2006
Served as the top communications strategist for the House of Representatives leadership office charged with coordinating legislative action on a wide range of issues including financial services, energy, national security, legal reform, transportation and telecommunications policy among others.
Deputy Director of Public Affairs
2005 - 2005
Appointed Deputy Director of Public Affairs at the United States Department of Justice at the beginning of President George W. Bush’s second term, serving as the department’s national spokesman on issues ranging from national security to litigation before the federal courts. Developed and executed the successful strategic communications plan that helped usher the USA PATRIOT Act national security legislation towards reauthorization during the 109th United States Congress.
Campaign Spokesman
2003 - 2004
Designed and implemented the Bush-Cheney ‘04 strategic communications plan for a 17-state region that included the major battleground states of Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire among others, while also serving as the President’s campaign spokesman for regional, national and international radio and television news organizations.
Education
B.A.
1992 - 1994