Vice President - Advocacy
About the job
- A bachelor's degree in Political Science, Communications, Public Affairs, Public Policy, a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- At least 12 years of experience in advocacy, public affairs, government relations, lobbying, policy, campaigns, or a related field.
- Proven experience building and executing federal and state advocacy programs for corporations, associations, coalitions, political action committees, or public affairs clients.
- Direct federal lobbying experience, including congressional engagement, agency engagement, lobbying strategy, client preparation, and familiarity with lobbying compliance expectations.
- Existing relationships with administration officials, agency staff, congressional offices, committee staff, trade associations, coalition leaders, or other influential federal policy stakeholders.
- Experience helping build or manage a government affairs office, advocacy service model, client program, coalition, or policy-focused team.
- Strong understanding of the federal legislative and regulatory process and the ability to connect policy developments to client strategy and execution.
- Executive presence, writing, and communication skills sufficient to brief clients, senior leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders clearly and persuasively.
- Leadership and mentoring experience guiding staff, working across teams, and establishing repeatable processes.
- Serve as a senior member of the Advocacy team and work with existing leadership and account teams to shape federal and state advocacy strategies.
- Help build and manage a government affairs capability integrating lobbying strategy, policy intelligence, coalitions, grassroots and grasstops activation, digital engagement, and client advisory services.
- Advise clients on translating policy objectives into advocacy programs, messages, stakeholder plans, and measurable campaigns.
- Leverage relationships across the administration, federal agencies, congressional offices, committees, trade associations, coalitions, and the broader policy community to inform strategy and create access.
- Lead or support federal lobbying efforts, including Hill and agency outreach strategy, client preparation, lobbying day planning, coalition engagement, and policymaker meetings.
- Monitor legislative, regulatory, and political developments and turn them into timely recommendations, advocacy content, position statements, and outreach plans.
- Oversee client-facing advocacy materials and events, including briefs, presentations, talking points, leave-behinds, action alerts, fly-ins, lobby days, coalition meetings, and stakeholder briefings.
- Coordinate with product, data, creative, digital, and client service teams while mentoring staff and helping establish a scalable service model.
- Identify ways to deepen client relationships by connecting client needs with advocacy, data, digital, technology, and strategic communications capabilities.
- Prior senior experience in a federal agency, administration, congressional office, committee, trade association, corporation, public affairs firm, or advocacy organization.
- Registered federal lobbying experience or direct management of federal lobbying programs.
- Experience building coalitions on complex policy issues.
- Experience with digital advocacy tools, grassroots activation, political action committee or association advocacy, social listening, and paid media coordination.
About the company
Aristotle provides identity and age verification, political technology, data services, and analytics for commercial and government clients. It combines verification platforms, compliance tools, data analytics, and strategic consulting to tailor solutions that address regulatory and operational needs. The company differentiates itself by coupling technical platforms with regulatory expertise and non-partisan guidance across PACs, advocacy groups, government agencies, and businesses. Its goal is to help clients stay compliant, verify participants, and improve security and efficiency through verified identities and data-driven insights.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$420K
Headquarters
Washington DC, District of Columbia
Founded
1983
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What believers are saying
- August 27, 2026 website relaunch sharpened Integrity’s go-to-market with ROI calculator and coverage map.
- June 17, 2026 Gray Media and May 12, 2026 Archetype Data expanded distribution.
- June 2, 2026 free voting dashboard and July 9, 2026 Multilocal partnership drive demand.
What critics are saying
- August 12, 2026 Delaware Chancery litigation against Underdog risks payout delays and management distraction.
- March 2026 sale of Aristotle Exchange surrendered licensed exchange economics to Underdog.
- PredictIt’s CFTC no-action letter remains discretionary; one staff reversal would cripple a core asset.
What makes Aristotle unique
- Aristotle’s voter file spans 235 million voters and 268 million consumers, powering precise targeting.
- Integrity Orchestrator unifies identity, biometric, device, and fraud signals across 170-plus countries.
- Aristotle combines political consulting, analytics, and regulated verification under one brand since 1983.
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7%Aristotle, a political technology and data firm based in Washington, D.C., has launched a free, public dashboard tracking early and absentee voting for the 2026 midterms. It updates every morning at 5:00 ET through the general election. Users can view data nationwide or by state, congressional district, legislative district, county, and media market. They can compare turnout by demographics, party affiliation, and 2022 totals. The dashboard draws on a national voter file of more than 233 million registered voters. New features include partisan benchmarks, 2022 early voting comparisons, and contactable records by channel, such as cellphones, email addresses, and IP addresses. "Every ballot already cast is a voter you no longer need to pay to reach," said Andrew Tavani, executive vice president of data at Aristotle.
Aristotle Integrity relaunches website, expands focus on identity decisioning. New site introduces an ROI calculator for Integrity's no-match, no-cost pricing, an interactive global coverage map and unified identity decisioning for regulated enterprises. Washington, D.C., Aug. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Aristotle Integrity today launched a fully redesigned website at integrity.aristotle.com, marking the next step in a broader positioning of the identity verification brand. For much of the identity verification industry's history, verification has been treated as a single pass-or-fail check at onboarding. While that remains an important part of compliance, it is no longer sufficient for businesses operating across multiple jurisdictions, regulatory environments and levels of risk. Integrity's approach to identity decisioning brings identity data, document verification, biometrics, device intelligence and fraud signals together within one framework. Rather than applying the same verification path to every user, the platform can adapt the process based on risk, jurisdiction, user context and events throughout the customer lifecycle. At the center of that approach is Integrity Orchestrator, a visual workflow platform that allows enterprises to build customized verification and compliance journeys across multiple solutions and data sources. If a check fails or a new risk signal appears, the workflow can automatically trigger an additional verification step rather than rejecting a potentially legitimate customer. When a user successfully clears the necessary checks, the workflow can reduce unnecessary friction and provide a faster path forward. The website redesign gives Integrity its own visual identity, messaging and content architecture, distinct from Aristotle's political and government technology work. It also brings the company's full solution set under one structure, including identity and age verification, workflow orchestration, document and biometric verification, KYC verification, AML and sanctions screening, adverse media screening, and fraud and reputation intelligence. "The broader redesign reflects where we feel the concept of Identity should be going," said President Michael Bolcerek. "Compliance and risk teams are no longer buying a single check at onboarding. They need a decisioning framework that holds up across jurisdictions and stands up to regulatory review and the real threats of AI-powered, commercial-strength identity fraud." The new site also introduces two interactive tools designed to answer questions that compliance, risk and technology leaders often ask early in the evaluation process: will your verification system work in the markets where we operate, and what will it cost. Both tools are publicly available without requiring a demo or sales call. * Global coverage map: Visitors can see where Integrity operates with the site's new interactive map, covering more than 170 countries and drawn from over 300 data sources and 150 regulatory authorities, with identity records spanning 11.4 billion individuals. The map is designed for compliance and risk teams that need to know what verification looks like in a new market before committing to it. * ROI calculator: The homepage now features an identity verification ROI calculator. Users enter their own verification volume and match rate to estimate what they would save under Integrity's no-match, no-cost pricing, in which customers pay only for successful identity matches and never for failed attempts caused by missing records, incorrect information or unmatched users. SBC Summit Lisbon Aristotle Integrity will be at SBC Summit Lisbon, Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, at the Feira Internacional de Lisboa. Founder and CEO John Aristotle Phillips will speak on Oct. 1. The company's team will be available throughout the event for meetings with operators, affiliates and compliance leaders working across iGaming, sportsbook, crypto and other regulated digital platforms. Meetings can be requested at [email protected]. About Aristotle Integrity Aristotle Integrity provides enterprise identity verification and compliance infrastructure for regulated industries, including iGaming and sportsbook platforms, crypto exchanges, social networks, adult platforms, and alcohol and tobacco retailers. The platform unifies identity data, document and biometric verification, device intelligence and fraud signals into a single decisioning layer, supporting KYC, AML, age verification and sanctions requirements across more than 170 countries. Integrity has completed more than 100 million verifications and operates under 25-plus regulatory licenses, including registration as a UK credit bureau with the Financial Conduct Authority. Aristotle International has built data-driven technology for government agencies and regulated enterprises since 1983. Media Contact Michael Bolcerek President, Aristotle Integrity 415-484-2499 Michael Bolcerek Aristotle Integrity 415-484-2499 [email protected] Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content "as is" without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
Multilocal and Aristotle have launched a partnership to help political campaigns and advocacy groups manage digital advertising more efficiently. The collaboration combines Aristotle's political data expertise with Multilocal's curation intelligence platform to streamline audience-led campaigns across display, video, CTV and audio channels. The solution allows organisations to move from audience planning to live digital campaigns more quickly. Aristotle maintains a nationwide voter file of over 235 million voters and a consumer file of more than 268 million people. James Leaver, CEO at Multilocal, said the partnership helps campaigns focus on voters and messaging rather than the mechanics of digital media buying. The service is available immediately worldwide to political campaigns, advocacy groups and public affairs organisations.
Gray Media launches Political 360 digital advertising solution powered by Aristotle data. ATLANTA, June 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Gray Media today announced an enhanced political digital advertising solution powered by Aristotle, a trusted provider of political data and analytics. The offering integrates Aristotle's political and consumer data into Gray's Political 360 go-to-market strategy, empowering candidates, issues, and advocacy organizations to connect with the right constituents with greater precision across digital channels. The new Political 360 strategy is designed to equip advertisers to move beyond broad demographic targeting and instead activate more precise voter audience segments aligned to campaign goals. The data-driven approach improves campaign efficiency across devices and platforms, reduces wasted impressions, and creates a meaningful differentiator for Gray. "We're excited to bring this advanced capability to our stations and to the candidates and media buyers we serve," said Mike Braun, Gray's Chief Digital Officer. "By combining Gray's local market strength and expertise with Aristotle's trusted, continuously updated voter intelligence, we can help campaigns engage their right voters at the right time with the right message." "Successful campaigns depend on reaching the right voters with the right message at the right time," said Aristotle Executive Vice President of Data Andrew Tavani. "By combining Gray's unmatched local market presence with Aristotle's trusted voter and consumer data, Political 360 gives campaigns a smarter, more efficient way to connect with the audiences that matter most." Through Political 360, Gray leverages Aristotle's large national databases, including: * The National Voter File, covering more than 235 million registered U.S. voters and sourced from more than 4,000 election jurisdictions. * The National Consumer File, built from more than 267 million consumer records and enriched with demographic and lifestyle attributes. These datasets enable Gray to support campaign strategies such as targeting party-specific voters within a district during a primary window. Gray's Political 360 helps campaigns focus their spend where it matters most, drive effective frequency, and build awareness and advocacy leading into Election Day. About Gray Media: Gray Media, Inc. (NYSE: GTN) is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Alabama Cultural Times is the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets. As of May 15, 2026, Alabama Cultural Times serve 117 full-power television markets that collectively reach approximately 37% of US television households. The portfolio includes 78 markets with the top-rated television station and 101 markets with the first and/or second highest rated television station in average all-day ratings across the 116 of such markets that were measured by Nielsen in 2025. Alabama Cultural Times also own the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 46 markets and Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Its additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios. Gray Contact: Mike Braun, Chief Digital Officer, 773.592.2381 Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content "as is" without warranty of any kind. Alabama Cultural Times do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
Aristotle, a political technology and data firm, has launched a free, publicly accessible dashboard tracking early and absentee voting across 2026 primary elections in real time. The tool combines ballot return data with voter demographics across eight dimensions including party registration, age, ethnicity, gender, income, education level, marital status and homeownership. The dashboard draws on Aristotle's national voter file covering over 233 million registered voters. Users can filter data by state, congressional districts, counties and media markets to analyse turnout patterns and demographic shifts as they occur. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Washington, DC, Aristotle provides political technology, data analytics and consulting services to campaigns, PACs and advocacy organisations. The dashboard aims to democratise access to voter intelligence previously requiring expensive proprietary tools.