M. Marty Youssefiani

M. Marty Youssefiani

"With more than eighteen years of experience in the areas of international communications, media positioning and crisis management, Marty Youssefiani has provided strategic public affairs counsel to private and public corporations, special interest groups, candidates for public office as well as foreign governments.

"Prior to joining Marsh Copsey & Associates this year, as Principal, Marty was for five years Managing Director of Balestra Group, Inc., a Washington based consulting practice specializing in strategic communications.

"Previously, from 1993 to 1999, he served as Executive Vice President and Board of Directors member of Rollins International, administrating an international public affairs and crisis management practice with offices in Washington, Beijing, Taipei and the Philippines.

"From May 1991 to August 1993, Marty served as Senior Associate at Capitoline International Group, Ltd., providing media relations and public affairs counsel to foreign governments and multinationals.

"Marty’s professional career started in 1988 at Hill and Knowlton Public Affairs Worldwide Co., (H&K) where, as an account executive he focused on media relations and congressional liaison for multinationals, special interest groups and foreign governments. While at H&K he administered a major special-training public and media affairs program for a NATO member country.

"Marty also has extensive experience in grassroots campaigning and issue advocacy, resulting from varied civic and political campaign work. He has directed grassroots political campaigns for three U.S. Senate campaigns and worked on a winning presidential campaign."