Tony Podesta
Organization founder
1943 –
Who is Tony Podesta?
Anthony T. Podesta, commonly known as Tony Podesta, is an American lobbyist best known for founding the Podesta Group. Podesta has lobbied for a variety of groups, including Bank of America, BP, and Egypt in addition to political campaigns such as Ted Kennedy, George McGovern, Michael Dukakis, Bill Clinton. More recently, he has worked for Pennsylvania Democratic representatives Joe Sestak, Chris Carney, and Patrick Murphy, and chaired former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell's reelection campaign. He is closely connected with the Barack Obama White House and, along with his brother John and wife Heather, has repeatedly been named one of Washington's most powerful lobbyists and fundraisers.
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- Born
- Oct 24, 1943
Chicago - Also known as
- Anthony Podesta
- Siblings
- Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- Georgetown University Law Center
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on July 23, 2013
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