Nathanson+Hauck is becoming Red+Blue Strategies welcoming two new partners, Ben Klein and Katie Wise, who bring deep expertise on a diverse array of issues and build out the firm’s highly regarded health care and human services work. The firm is also adding Eden Tesfaye as its chief strategy officer. This expansion and rebranding represents a new chapter in the firm’s distinguished legacy of delivering unparalleled policy and strategic counsel. The growth broadens the skills and capabilities of the firm’s hallmark partner-focused approach and personal commitment to issues on their clients’ behalf.
Katie Wise combines decades of politics and policy know-how with a savvy understanding of the nuanced complexities unique to today’s political climate. She previously co-chaired the health care practice at a large government relations and communications firm and led lobbying efforts for the Federation of American Hospitals. She started her career working in several House Republican offices including Rep. Vern Buchanan, Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick, and Rep. Mary Fallin.
Ben Klein is a sought-after problem solver ranging from startups and non-profits to Fortune 100 companies. He most recently led a specialty practice at a top lobbying firm and has worked in leadership roles on Capitol Hill for Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan as well as public health organizations including the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association.
Eden Tesfaye brings a wealth of tactical and strategic expertise to empower clients, projects and events to excel. She has a proven track record in various key roles at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Biden-Harris White House, numerous presidential campaigns, and the New York City’s office of the mayor.
Founded in 2011, Red+Blue Strategies began as Nathanson+Hauck and quickly built a reputation as one of the foremost bipartisan lobbying firms, advising Fortune 500 companies, leading associations, and nonprofits. The firm’s partners, Melanie Nathanson, Megan Hauck Marshall, Katie Wise, and Ben Klein, are deeply respected as go-to experts bringing decades of experience from their leadership roles in private, non-profit, and government sectors including the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, HHS, and the White House. During their tenure in Washington, they have crafted solutions for some of the country’s most complex policy challenges.