Episode 67 – Garrett Boorojian and Adrienne Elrod discuss relationship building in a team environment.
https://deadline.com/2025/03/adrienne-elrod-rufus-gifford-political-strategy-firm-1236326951
“Democratic Campaign Veterans Adrienne Elrod And Rufus Gifford Launch Political And Public Affairs Strategy Firm
By Ted Johnson
March 17, 2025 2:00am
Adrienne Elrod and Rufus Gifford, who have been top strategists on Democratic campaigns and officials in recent presidential administrations, are partnering to launch a new communications, fundraising and strategy firm.
The Elrod Gifford Group will represent individual, non-profit and corporate clients, at a moment when Democrats and progressives grapple with when and how to respond to the Republican dominance at the federal level. Elrod said that the firm will work with clients to “navigate this increasingly challenging and complex world.”
Elrod most recently was senior adviser and senior spokesperson for Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign and, before that, had the same position for President Joe Biden’s reelection bid. She was director of external affairs for the CHIPS program office for Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. She also was director of surrogate strategy and operations for Biden’s 2020 campaign and had a similar role in Hillary Clinton’s 2016 bid.
Gifford was finance chair of the Harris-Walz and Biden-Harris campaigns, which raised a combined $2.2 billion. He was chief of protocol with the rank of ambassador during the Biden administration, and served as U.S. ambassador to Denmark during the second term of Barack Obama. He also has been national finance director of the Democratic National Committee and served as an aide on Obama’s 2008 campaign.
In addition to corporate and philanthropic organizations, they also want to work with political…”
https://milkeninstitute.org/events/asia-summit-2019/speakers/adrienne-elrod
“Adrienne Elrod
President, Elrod Strategies; Analyst, MSNBC
Adrienne Elrod is a seasoned political strategist with over 22 years of experience in government, communications, and campaigns. She is the President of Elrod Strategies, a communications firm focusing on communications and influencer engagement. Most recently serving as Hillary for America’s Director of Strategic Communications, Elrod oversaw the Clinton Campaign’s wide-ranging surrogate operations, deploying elected officials, civic leaders, celebrities, and other key influencers across the nation and on broadcast and digital platforms. Elrod has over a decade of experience working on Capitol Hill, including six years as Chief of Staff to Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-CA). Elrod worked with a number of candidates at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s during the Democrats historic takeover of Congress in 2006. She began her political career in President Clinton’s Administration, and was a senior spokesperson for Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign. She appears regularly as a political commentator and strategist on cable news outlets including CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News. She received her B.A. in journalism from Texas Christian University.”