About Us

Working as a Team with Collective Knowledge and Experience

BKSH & Associates Worldwide provides services to a select number of domestic, international, and multinational clients. The firm’s lobbyists, lawyers, communications professionals, foreign affairs specialists and research team design and execute programs that affect public policy and enhance business practices and development.

BKSH’s capabilities encompass a broad range of economic, social, domestic and international issues. Our professionals have managed “front-page” issues and have worked quietly on behind-the-scenes projects. Our mission can be as targeted as securing the inclusion or deletion of specific language in congressional legislation, or as broad as strengthening the bilateral relationship between a foreign country and the United States.

Clients include Fortune 100 companies, multinationals, small and mid-sized companies, trade and industry associations, foreign governments, state governments and municipalities.

Our Approach

When retaining BKSH & Associates Worldwide, a client benefits from the collective knowledge and experience of its entire professional staff.

  • We operate as a team: Each objective we work towards is benefited by a team personalized to that goal.
  • We assign a client leader to oversee the effort and then engage as many professionals as necessary to meet the changing needs of the client.
  • Collectively, we work to develop a realistic strategy to meet the client’s public policy goals. Whether these goals are large or small, the company emphasizes personal, hands-on service to its clients.

A Bipartisan Team

BKSH uses a bipartisan approach. Our team includes Democrats and Republicans who have had distinguished careers as senior staff in the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate and the Executive Branch. The company’s professionals have been involved in most of the significant legislative issues in the past 20 years.

Our team also includes senior strategists from the Democratic and Republican parties who are veterans of many political campaigns, including:

  • The 2008 campaigns of Senators Hillary Clinton and John McCain and President-Elect Barack Obama
  • The 2004 and 2000 campaigns of President George W. Bush
  • The 2004 Presidential campaign of Senator John Kerry
  • The 2000 Presidential campaign of Vice President Al Gore
  • The 1992 and 1996 campaigns of President Bill Clinton
  • The 1996 Presidential campaign of Senator Bob Dole
  • The 1992 and 1988 campaigns of President George Bush
  • The 1980 and 1984 campaigns of President Ronald Reagan

BKSH & Associates Worldwide has strong working relationships with the decision makers and opinion leaders in Washington – from Congress to the White House, from the State Department to the Pentagon, from national associations to the National Press Club. As a member of the Burson-Marsteller family, BKSH & Associates Worldwide is able to work with decision makers in all 50 states and around the world.

The Big Picture

BKSH comprehensively views a client’s concern. Even the most basic objective is potentially impacted by a multitude of constituencies and factors – some within the government, some in the media, others throughout the private sector. Therefore, it is the firm’s practice to develop an integrated approach that incorporates government relations, communications and public relations. BKSH can also help the client form coalitions with allied associations, companies, and interest groups to impact a common government relations goal.

A Viable Strategy

Constructing a viable strategy is the foundation of a successful public affairs campaign. BKSH & Associates Worldwide excels in designing and executing winning strategies. This effort involves research and intelligence gathering, defining achievable goals, understanding the intricacies of the policy making process, honing persuasive arguments, and working effectively with the decision makers involved. Success or failure also depends on forecasting possible obstacles and anticipating the moves of potential opponents.

The Bottom Line

In today’s world, characterized by tight budgets and corporate downsizing, BKSH & Associates Worldwide understands that it must show real value for the client’s bottom line. The company encourages the client to view its fee not as an expenditure, but as an investment. BKSH is able to become an invaluable part of the client’s long-term strategy rather than an ancillary. We set specific goals upon which our performance may be measured. The company becomes an invaluable part of the client’s long-term strategic planning.