Jim Margolis

Jim Margolis, a senior partner at GMMB, has worked for years at the intersection of politics, advertising and advocacy on behalf of candidates, foundations, government agencies and corporate clients.

In the political world, Jim has earned one of the best win/loss records of any consultant in the nation. Today, Senate Leader Reid (D-NV), Senator Baucus (D-MT), Senator Boxer (D-CA), Senator Conrad (D-ND), Senator Dorgan (D-ND), Senator Menendez (D-NJ), Senator Wyden (D-OR), Governor Mark Warner (D-VA) and Governor Doyle (D-WI) are among the officials who count on Jim for advertising and communications counsel.

Jim has also held key positions in a variety of presidential campaigns, both foreign and domestic.  Currently he is a senior strategist to Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign where he oversees advertising and provides strategic and message guidance for the effort. GMMB was lead agency for Bill Clinton's election to the White House. And overseas, Jim has helped direct presidential and prime ministerial contests in Latin America, Africa, Central America and Asia.

Corporate and nonprofit clients represent another dimension of Jim's work. He's provided advertising and strategic advice for associations, interest groups, foundations, labor organizations and businesses. His clients have included The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Cisco Systems, The League of Conservation Voters, Kaiser Family Foundation, CWA, AFSCME, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, ATT, the Fannie Mae Foundation, FINRA, The Corporation for National Service, The Discovery Channel and many state and federal agencies.