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Northern Trust Chair to Exit One Year After Relinquishing CEO Post Business

Northern Trust Chair to Exit One Year After Relinquishing CEO Post

Northern Trust Corp. announced that Chairman Frederick H. (Rick) Waddell will retire from the company,…

Leadership ConnectNovember 13, 2018

Mercury Hires Former LA Mayor Villaraigosa as Co-Chairman Law & Lobbying

Mercury Hires Former LA Mayor Villaraigosa as Co-Chairman

Bipartisan public strategy firm Mercury Public Affairs hired former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa as…

Leadership ConnectNovember 13, 2018

New York, Virginia Split Amazon HQ2; Cuomo’s Name Unchanged BusinessState & Local Government

New York, Virginia Split Amazon HQ2; Cuomo’s Name Unchanged

After months of deliberation and rampant speculation, Amazon.com Inc. has announced the locations for its…

Leadership ConnectNovember 13, 2018

Arizona Senate Flips with Sinema Win Congress

Arizona Senate Flips with Sinema Win

Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ, 9th) edged out Rep. Martha McSally (R-AZ, 2nd) to win Arizona's…

Leadership ConnectNovember 12, 2018

Incoming Rep. Kirkpatrick Hires Former Congressman Barber As a Top Aide Congress

Incoming Rep. Kirkpatrick Hires Former Congressman Barber As a Top Aide

Newly-elected Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ, 2nd) hired former congressman Ron Barber (D-AZ) as her district…

Leadership ConnectNovember 10, 2018

MTA Chairman Lhota Resigns State & Local Government

MTA Chairman Lhota Resigns

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Joseph Lhota announced his resignation on Nov. 9.

Leadership ConnectNovember 9, 2018

Fortune Sold to Thai Telecom Mogul for $150M News Media

Fortune Sold to Thai Telecom Mogul for $150M

Meredith Corp. has had a busy year, from making C-suite changes to flipping its media…

Leadership ConnectNovember 9, 2018

ASU Foundation VP to Head Silicon Valley Community Foundation Nonprofits & Associations

ASU Foundation VP to Head Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Nicole Taylor, vice president at ASU Foundation in Arizona, was named president and CEO of…

Leadership ConnectNovember 8, 2018

Jeff Sessions Resigns As Matthew Whitaker Becomes Acting AG Federal Government

Jeff Sessions Resigns As Matthew Whitaker Becomes Acting AG

On Nov. 7, Attorney General Jeff Sessions submitted his resignation at the request of President…

Leadership ConnectNovember 7, 2018

Midterm Upsets for Horn, Wexton, Spanberger, Mucarsel-Powell, Sherrill Congress

Midterm Upsets for Horn, Wexton, Spanberger, Mucarsel-Powell, Sherrill

Democratic challenger Kendra Horn has defeated incumbent Rep. Steve Russell in an unexpected victory, albeit…

Leadership ConnectNovember 7, 2018