Susan Molinari
| Susan Molinari | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Google and NETPAC |
| Role: | Vice President Public Policy & Government Affairs |
| Location: | Washington, D.C. |
| Expertise: | Government Affairs |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
| Education: | •New York State University at Albany (B.A., 1980) • SUNY Albany (M.A. political communications, 1982) |
| Website: | Official website |
Susan Molinari is the vice president of public policy and government affairs for Google and Google's NETPAC, a "transparent, regulated system that allows Googlers to join together and support candidates who share our common values."[1] Formerly, Molinari was a U.S. House Representative for the state of New York and was the host of CBS News Saturday Morning on CBS.
Career
Susan Molinari began her career in 1985, when she ran as a Republican candidate for the New York city council.[2] After winning the seat, Molinari became the minority leader and served on all city committees.[3] In 1990, Molinari's father, Guy Molinari, a U.S. House Representative at the time, announced his retirement, shortly thereafter Susan Molinari announced that she would seek her father's seat. Her platform consisted of "anti–crime programs, promises to reduce taxes, reasonable defense spending, support for reproductive rights, and pro–environmental positions."[3] Molinari received the endorsement of The New York Times and, subsequently, won by a 24 percent margin.[3] As a congresswoman, she served on the Small Business, Public Works and Transportation, Education and Labor, and Budget committees. In 1993, she supported the Family Leave Act.[3]
In 1994, during her third term in congress, Molinari became the vice chair to the Republican Conference and, in 1996, was selected to deliver the keynote address at the Republican National Convention in San Diego. By 1997, however, Molinari had announced her retirement.[3] Soon after, Molinari hosted CBS News Saturday Morning on CBS. She hosted the news program from 1997 to 1998.[2] In 1999, she joined the New York-based consulting firm Fleishman-Hillard Inc. as a senior public affairs consultant.[2] In 1999, she was elected director of Next Generation Network Inc., a Minneapolis-based media group.[4]
Molinari joined the Washington Group in 2001. She was appointed the president and CEO of the Washington, D.C. lobbying firm.[5] In 2008, Molinari joined Bracewell and Giuliani's government affairs office.[6]
In 2010, Molinari founded her own lobbying firm, Susan Molinari Strategies.[7] In 2012, Google hired Molinari as their North and South America policy team leader and lobbyist and, as of December 2015, she serves as Google's vice president of public policy and government affairs. She also heads up NETPAC, Google's PAC that allows google employees to make political donations.[1][8][7]
Highlighting Molinari's political connections and her lobbying experience, including at Google, Recode described Molinari as one of the "most powerful players in Silicon Valley" in August 2015.[9]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Google, "U.S.Public Policy," accessed December 16, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bloomberg, "Susan Molinari," accessed December 16, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 U.S. House of Representatives, "Susan Molinari," accessed December 16, 2015
- ↑ PR Newswire, "Former US Rep. Susan Molinari Joins NGN Board; Next Generation Network Viewed by 5 Million Retail Customers Each Day; Distinguished Washington, DC Attorney Also Named a Director," June 1, 1999
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Molinari Joins the Washington Group," October 4, 2001
- ↑ Bracewell and Giuliani, "SUSAN MOLINARI TO JOIN FIRM'S GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS PRACTICE," September 9, 2008
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Hill, "Google hires former Rep. Susan Molinari to lead Washington office," February 23, 2012
- ↑ The New York Times, "Google’s Washington Insider," June 2, 2013
- ↑ Recode, "Meet the Most Powerful Political Players in Silicon Valley," August 18, 2015
